Can anyone identify this snail?

[thatguywhohasfish]

Hey y'all just found this snail on one of my anubias bataris I just purchased a few days ago. I'm looking for an identification so I can make a decision on whether to keep it or not. I have a 10 gallon male betta tank and have wanted to add a snail but I don't want anything that reproduces in freshwater. Can someone help please!! Thanks in advance. These are the best pictures I can get given how small he is and where he's located in the tank.

 

[Salem]

Looks like a bladder snail. If you have one it has likely already laid eggs in your aquarium. They are generally known as pest snails but many people purposely keep them.

 

[thatguywhohasfish]

Looks like a bladder snail. If you have one it has likely already laid eggs in your aquarium. They are generally known as pest snails but many people purposely keep them.

Oh great, I had a fear it could be a bladder snail. I personally do not want them in my tank. What should I do at this point. Do I have to send it to its Doom in order to control the population?

 

[Salem]

Oh great, I had a fear it could be a bladder snail. I personally do not want them in my tank. What should I do at this point. Do I have to send it to its Doom in order to control the population?

You can remove or kill the snail and hope it was just the one. Check over the tank for eggs- they look like a sort of clear jelly and generally will be on the glass or decor. You can scrape them off with a blade and let them dry out to stop them from hatching.
If more do spring up you can dose the tank with something containing copper like Seachem's Cupramine. This should kill them all. Note that if you want a snail in the near future you will have to make sure none of this copper is left though. This generally is going to require quite a few water changes or the use of something like CupriSorb.

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Oh great, I had a fear it could be a bladder snail. I personally do not want them in my tank. What should I do at this point. Do I have to send it to its Doom in order to control the population?

The only way to get rid of them is to kill them. But there are probably eggs all around the tank. And we just learn to like them

 

[thatguywhohasfish]

The only way to get rid of them is to kill them. But there are probably eggs all around the tank. And we just learn to like them

Thanks. I was dreading that was the case. But I guess I'll get used to the idea. If they even last long enough before my betta eats them.

 

[Kribensis27]

Thanks. I was dreading that was the case. But I guess I'll get used to the idea. If they even last long enough before my betta eats them.

My betta eats them constantly. Their numbers are still in the dozens at least. They aren't that bad though. They're very helpful when it comes to keeping the tank clean, and my betta has a lot of fun hunting them.

 

[thatguywhohasfish]

My betta eats them constantly. Their numbers are still in the dozens at least. They aren't that bad though. They're very helpful when it comes to keeping the tank clean, and my betta has a lot of fun hunting them.

I'll definitely keep this in mind. Will bladder snails be fine if I add a mystery snail down the line?

 

[emmykenzie]

I'll definitely keep this in mind. Will bladder snails be fine if I add a mystery snail down the line?

I don’t think that will be an issue. Just be careful because the snails will add to the bio-load on the tank!

 

[Spudsssy]

In a clean balanced to their population won't explode! They are very handy for eating bits of leftover food. Especially when keep single fish with no bottom grazers.