What is this and where the heck is it coming from????

[Big C]

I'm back!!!!! Yes I'm back from my 6 days trip and I found two surprises in my tank: One good and one bad -I think.

The good one: Most of the green algae is gone from the glass and from the plants. My fishy sitter may have forgotten to turn the lights on a couple of times. I wonder if that did it. She also fed every other day, because when I left my barb had indigestion and was very bloated. May be that did it.

The second surprise is I FOUND A SNAIL!!!!!! I have no idea what kind or where is it coming from??? Is dark brow, blackish, the size of a pea. Right now, it is in the fish net in the water awaiting the veredicto.

Where is this guy coming from and will I have a dozen of them in a few days invading the tank? I don't want snails!!!!

Help!

Thank you!

 

[TankGirl]

Snails come in on plants, or the eggs could even get in via the net into the bag when you get new fish - not impossible.

If you don't want snails I'd deep 6 this fellow, because if you have one, you are almost definitely going to be seeing more. In a planted tank it is difficult not to have at least a few snails. They can get out of hand, as you may already suspect.

EDIT: As far as what kind of snail it is, it is hard to tell without a pic. I'd guess common pond snail.

Glad your algae problem resolved! Now you can find some happy medium between the vacation schedule and your normal schedule to keep it from returning.

 

[Jchillin]

TG is correct. From what I've experienced and seen from others is snail eggs are more than likely the culprit as they hitchhike on plants on the time.

If it isn't a pond snail, it may be a ramshorn. If you can look at the shell and it resembles a Ram' horn (curving around into itself), that is what you have.

There are possibly more snails somewhere in the tank. When I got my first plants, I counted 6 while I was rinsing them the plants off.

After 4 weeks, I noticed 6/7 babies...then 10+ and I haven't a clue as to how many I have now.

 

[Big C]

Thank you, guys! I'm so glad you're always there for advise!!!!

I've been looking around and don't see any other snails. I guess i'll find out in the coming days /weeks!

Thanks again!!!