Regular Member Erika Posted June 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Okay, my tank is apple snail only.... no fish, no other snails... well, there's some rams in there. So what the heck kind of snail is this, and where did he come from? I haven't added ANYTHING to my tank plant-wise (except a tiny bit of javamoss from Angjo that had a spixi clutch in it. This guy is about the size of half my pinky fingernail. Any ideas what he is???? (Don't mind the little poops, he's in a breeder box) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erika Posted June 23, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Here's another pic of him underwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member akk0415 Posted June 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 Kind of looks like my japanese trapdoor snail. Does he sit there a lot ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member akk0415 Posted June 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 nope I take that back. He is different. I am clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erika Posted June 23, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 I dunno, he's really active.. always walkin around! He's also a fast grower... he's growing twice as fast as my brigs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Devs Posted June 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 He looks like a Phsyid Acuta(s?) to me. In other words,Pest Snail. I'm not an expert yet at the names,But that's what I think,anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erika Posted June 23, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 That's kinda what I thought too Sharon. I emailed Ang too, see if maybe she has some kind of crazy kritter like this in her tanks. He's really cool to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member smack536 Posted June 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 23, 2005 I got em on plants, they dont reproduce too fast though. they lay little clutches of bluish eggs on the underside on the lid and stuff, easy enough to get rid of. one thing though, htey hang out above the water alot, and crawl right out when I moved my tank a few weeks ago, I found millions of em dead on the rug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member puggirl Posted June 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 get rid of it quick they are big trouble.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Erika Posted June 24, 2005 Author Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 Ang emailed me back and said it was a pest snail, and it came from her tank. She told me to get rid of it too, so I fed it to my goldies. Puppy ate it. Smack, that's crazy!! were they all dead??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member smack536 Posted June 24, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted June 24, 2005 yup, all hte ones on the rug were dead and mixed with dust bunnies...there were some more dead ones just stuck to the back of the tank YUCK! the little cover thing for that tank, that coverst he back part between the filters, ya know? It cracked, so that aint covered, and they just slime right on out...I guess thats my problem. the goldies loooooooove em, however, so just let them eat them up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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