Snail ID, MTS??

[Zimmanski]

So I keep finding different snails in my 20 long grow out tank. The first one I found like a month ago looked like a baby pond/pest snail so I quickly removed it and kept it in a glass trying to get it big enough to ID, no dice, he escaped. Now this one I found a couple minutes ago so I took a picture of it, this one looks completely different than the last and I'm thinking maybe MTS but really I have no clue cause I've always disliked snails. What do you guys think on the ID?

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

Malaysian Trumpet Snail FTW

 

[Zimmanski]

Malaysian Trumpet Snail FTW

Ugh! Thanks, I seriously don't know where they keep coming from. I hear they can come in algae/bottom feeder wafers some times and plants, but I've only added one plant that wasn't in a tube/bag from chain stores. And that was a couple months ago, must have been that. I've heard the lettuce and jar trick to get rid of them but like i said this is only the second I've seen so if there's any more they've got to be extremely tiny, would it still work or should I pick up an assassin snail? Would the assassin snail then take over my tank?

 

[ejaramillo01]

Ugh! Thanks, I seriously don't know where they keep coming from. I hear they can come in algae/bottom feeder wafers some times and plants, but I've only added one plant that wasn't in a tube/bag from chain stores. And that was a couple months ago, must have been that. I've heard the lettuce and jar trick to get rid of them but like i said this is only the second I've seen so if there's any more they've got to be extremely tiny, would it still work or should I pick up an assassin snail? Would the assassin snail then take over my tank?

No, the assassin snail reproduce in a much lower rate, at least in my experience. I had a big infestation of pond snails in my 100G, by the hundreds. I added 7 assassin snails, took them like 3 months to take control and eliminate ALL the pond snails. During these last three months I have been selling assassin snails, like 25 in total, and maybe the tank has still another 20... So in summary from 7 to like 40 to 50 in three months... Which are easy to pick out if you don't want them in your tank later on.

 

[oscarchic11]

STOP!!! Mts snails are a very good species of snail 2 have in ur tank as they actually live under the substrate and help keep it clean. They are also rarely seen because of this. I have mts in 2 of my tanks and want 2 add them 2 the third but fear my oscar may eat them... i also have ramshorns that help keep my glass clean. I understand not wanting pond/ ramshorn/ pest snails, but give the good guys a shot before you sentence them 2 death.

 

[Zimmanski]

STOP!!! Mts snails are a very good species of snail 2 have in ur tank as they actually live under the substrate and help keep it clean. They are also rarely seen because of this. I have mts in 2 of my tanks and want 2 add them 2 the third but fear my oscar may eat them... i also have ramshorns that help keep my glass clean. I understand not wanting pond/ ramshorn/ pest snails, but give the good guys a shot before you sentence them 2 death.

I moved the one I found back into my smaller tank, just because it didn't creep me out as much as most snails do. Thank you for the info, I will give these a shot, but if they start taking over my tank it will be WWIII on them.

 

[oscarchic11]

They are slow breeders as they actually give birth 2 live young.. which also means no eggs yucking up your tank.

 

[Zimmanski]

They are slow breeders as they actually give birth 2 live young.. which also means no eggs yucking up your tank.

Really?? That was the whole reason I never had a snail to begin with, I thought about nerite snails before but didn't want the eggs. At least that puts my mind at ease!

 

[TidBitz]

Love the guys they won't over run as long as you don't over feed and will only produce if there is plenty of food to produce, though A sexual they are quite the awesome creatures, I have my very large adults I keep and sell the adolescents. I had the chance to see one born the other night and it was a cool sight.