orion4211

I recently added live plants to my tent, and now see that i have a new creature. its a snail i assume, anyone know what its called?? its about 3cm in size

COBettaCouple

Live plants often come with unwanted pond snails - these critters and their eggs can overwhelm a tank. Is there any sign of any more of them?

orion4211

nope, this is the only one that i have found.

griffin

at 3 cm - you might want to be careful about eggs if you don't want any more. they do know how to take over a tank, esp if there's lots of excess food :P

COBettaCouple

Many snails can reproduce all on their own, so just that one snail could be a threat to your fish. I'd remove it now and if you want to keep it, put it in some other container to keep your tank snail-free. Keep an eye out for eggs and/or more snails.

Isabella

It looks like a Ramshorn snail to me. I've read these are not good for planted tanks. Read this: http://plantgeek.net/article_viewer.php?id=14 -- there are snail pictures there, so you can compare your snail to the snails from the article.

genie

This snail is called "The Devil" LOL! No, actually I think it is a Ramshorn, and I have been disposing of these little devils since day one-- they just keep multiplying!!

lolagurl

on the plus side...its a really cute snail i think

COBettaCouple

What fish are in the tank the snail was found in? Is it still in there? Any sign of more of the dreaded critters? Loaches love them btw.. a very tasty treat.

Toddnbecka

Definitely a ramshorn, harmless to live plants. They will eat dead plant material, algae, and any leftover fish food they come across. If the snail is 3 cm, it will almost certainly lay eggs. Ramshorns are hermaphrodites, so every single snail is capable of laying eggs, Given an abundant food supply (it doesn't take much to feed a snail) one will soon be several dozen, then several hundred in a matter of a couple months.