Will this guy eat my plants?

[JDogg]

this guy lives currently in my ACF tank, which is not planted. he does a great job of controlling the algae.

not being an expert on snail. does anyone know if this guy will eat my plants if i put him in my 28 gal?

i know he is a ramshorn snail, but i do not know the exact species.

thanks!

EDIT: Forgot the Picture!!!

 

[Purrbox]

If he's fairly large (bigger than the tip of your pinkie) then this is probably one of the plant eating varieties.

 

[Resurgent]

I believe they only eat dead matter etc from plants.

 

[czcz]

The coloring suggests thats the big Ramshorn that everyone agrees eats plants. Did you get it from the LFS or as a hitchiker?

How about floating some trimmings in its tank for a couple days to see what happens?

 

[gfink]

I believe they only eat dead matter etc from plants.

I think most snails only bother with dead plant matter unless there is nothing else to munch.

 

[JustOneMore20]

I have some ramshorn snails in my tanks and alot of them are bigger than my pinky and they don't eat my plants.

 

[JDogg]

he is about the size of a quarter.

got him at petco

he eats zucchini and lettuce like a rabbit

 

[Toirtis]

It is a Marisa cornuarietis...and yes, it will merrily munch your plants.

 

[JDogg]

It is a Marisa cornuarietis...and yes, it will merrily munch your plants.

ok, guess he stays in the unplanted frog tank


thanks