Strang shaped snails

[Duoxiao929]

Hi experts of aquariumadvices,

I am new to the hobby. I just got a 25 L tank and bought plants from varies sources. Pond snails start to populate the tank and so on.

However, yesterday i found 6 baby snails of the same clutch, which look like pond snails but they all have a totally flat side on their shell. It is as if a pond snail was cut at the top of their whirls.. but the flat side has solid shell with visible flat whirls, not simply a cut!

They are about 3 mm size.

They also move much slower than pond snails.

Please see the pictures below.

www.dropbox.com/s/kxaxjbpfr2tq4b1/DSC_1760.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2irca3nwzm..._1754.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1r7alh2rs..._1755.jpg?dl=0

I searched for hours and have not found anyhing near to it.
My tank ph and kh is normal, other snails including two rabbit snails are thriving.

I could wait until they grow up, but i am too eager to know!

Thanks a lot!

 

[Delapool]

Hi, welcome to the forum

I can't see the pictures, are they displaying your end? Edit - can see them on desktop now.

 

[Nils]

Sounds to me like baby ramshorn snails. I have tons. They don't do any damage to anything, just poop. Don't do anything beneficial either. They'll be fine in your tank, I wouldn't worry about them.

 

[Duoxiao929]

Hi Nils,

Thank you for your opinion! Have you clicked my link and looked at the pictures? I googled baby ramshorns and they dont look the same to me.

Maybe it is a different mutation?

 

[Duoxiao929]

Hi Nils,

As i keep looking at baby ramshorn pictures, i start to agree with you. At the early stage they do look the same! As they grow, they gain more whorls and will look different.

Thank you so much!

 

[Tbox]

Thats an interesting looking snail! I'd let them grow out.

You may need the dropbox app to see the pics.
I'll do a search too.

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[Tbox]

I'm thinking they're a genetic anomaly that may not mature to adult size.

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[Duoxiao929]

Hi Tbox,

Thanks for the reply. Yes i am keeping all the snails as long as there is much more ugly algae in my tank.
The snail has already grown some whorls today and start to take a coiled shape.

 

[Duoxiao929]

I'm thinking they're a genetic anomaly that may not mature to adult size.

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That was what i thought, too! Turned out those are at their "first whorl" stage so they do look fundamentally differnt!