Help figuring out what this snail is?

[Krstnzz]

Hi everyone! It would appear that along with planaria we got some snails too with the plants. What type of snail is this? It is super tiny currently but worried there are probably more we aren't able to sleep and if that will cause issues for our Betta friend and nerite.


Should we treat our 10g tank too when it's safe to return our snail to the other 5g tank? We haven't found planaria in the 10g yet so I will test that tonight with the water bottle, weights and algae wafer. Thanks so much!

 

[StarGirl]

Ramshorn snail is what it is!

 

[Krstnzz]

Ramshorn snail is what it is!

Thank you! Are we doomed? We have only ever had our zebra nerite snail!

 

[StarGirl]

They will populate fast but if you dont overfeed they will stabilize. They are really good cleaners so I wouldnt get rid of them myself. Part of the ecosystem.

 

[Krstnzz]

They will populate fast but if you dont overfeed they will stabilize. They are really good cleaners so I wouldnt get rid of them myself. Part of the ecosystem.

Okay wonderful! Thank you! We usually only feed our Betta what he eats and remove anything he misses so we will give it a try! ☺️

 

[Littlebudda]

I just squash 20 or so of the buggers each day and crush them up and let the fish eat them. If I get between 10 and 15 a day I can keep on top of the breeding.

 

[Krstnzz]

I just squash 20 or so of the buggers each day and crush them up and let the fish eat them. If I get between 10 and 15 a day I can keep on top of the breeding.

Absolutely no judgment from me but I don't think I could do that personally haha I am way too much of a softie for anything living and would probably cry . I'm sure the fish appreciate the treat though! I would likely rehome them to my parents pond and just hope they survive/stay blissfully ignorant!

 

[Littlebudda]

Absolutely no judgment from me but I don't think I could do that personally haha I am way too much of a softie for anything living and would probably cry . I'm sure the fish appreciate the treat though! I would likely rehome them to my parents pond and just hope they survive/stay blissfully ignorant!

I don’t like it either but my tank that has them is 330gal if I didn’t I would have literally 1000’s in a month.

 

[Krstnzz]

I don’t like it either but my tank that has them is 330gal if I didn’t I would have literally 1000’s in a month.

That is fair! It could definitely get out of hand super quickly it sounds! I am sure the fish appreciate the snack too

 

[StarGirl]

I would likely rehome them to my parents pond and just hope they survive/stay blissfully ignorant!

I wouldnt do that. They are technically a invasive species. They can be controlled in tank somewhat but a pond would be pretty crazy. Also I think it is against the law in a lot of places to dump aquarium animals outdoors. I dont think it matters in your own yard no one would know, but if the pond floods it can get into local waters.

Get a giant pickle jar to put them in.

 

[Krstnzz]

I wouldnt do that. They are technically a invasive species. They can be controlled in tank somewhat but a pond would be pretty crazy. Also I think it is against the law in a lot of places to dump aquarium animals outdoors. I dont think it matters in your own yard no one would know, but if the pond floods it can get into local waters.

Get a giant pickle jar to put them in.

Never would have even thought about that, good point!! Thank you!

I counted 5 little ones this morning while feeding our Betta so I am sure there are probably quite a few of them in there. Going to end up with a snail tank too if I end up accidentally overfeeding . Maybe our Betta will develop a taste for snails that aren't his zebra friend lol

 

[Littlebudda]

They work it out my guppies and glowlights have started to work out that the things I crush and drop in the tank are the snails and are taking out the very very small ones so hopefully I might get some sort of population control

 

[StarGirl]

Never would have even thought about that, good point!! Thank you!

I counted 5 little ones this morning while feeding our Betta so I am sure there are probably quite a few of them in there. Going to end up with a snail tank too if I end up accidentally overfeeding . Maybe our Betta will develop a taste for snails that aren't his zebra friend lol

If you do get a ton you can try to sell them to members. Snails are the easiest to ship...lol.... I have seen people wanting them before.

 

[Krstnzz]

They work it out my guppies and glowlights have started to work out that the things I crush and drop in the tank are the snails and are taking out the very very small ones so hopefully I might get some sort of population control

That sounds perfect!

If you do get a ton you can try to sell them to members. Snails are the easiest to ship...lol.... I have seen people wanting them before.

That is good to know too! I would not have thought about that either lol you all have such great ideas!

 

[Krstnzz]

I think our Betta may have developed a taste for baby ramshorn snails.. or there is something else eating them in the tank but not our zebra nerite snail thankfully. I did the planaria water bottle test and found none so hopefully we don't have any in the tank. Should I remove the shells? I don't see a body at all?

 

[StarGirl]

I think you are lucky and got a snail eating betta. The shells will probably vac up with water changes.

 

[Littlebudda]

It just adds calcium to the tank as they breakdown I never remove them

 

[Krstnzz]

I think you are lucky and got a snail eating betta. The shells will probably vac up with water changes.

As long as he doesn't touch the nerite we are all good lol. I guess worst case I could move the nerite back to our 5g tank! Thanks so much ☺️

It just adds calcium to the tank as they breakdown I never remove them

Perfect!! I was just worried about ammonia spikes or whatever but I feel like if the body is gone that's not a concern? Thanks a lot!!

 

[StarGirl]

As long as he doesn't touch the nerite we are all good lol. I guess worst case I could move the nerite back to our 5g tank! Thanks so much ☺️


Perfect!! I was just worried about ammonia spikes or whatever but I feel like if the body is gone that's not a concern? Thanks a lot!!

Your nerite should be fine. He has a trap door and is big. RH snails have no trap door so they are easy pickins.

 

[Krstnzz]

Your nerite should be fine. He has a trap door and big. RH snails have no trap door so they are easy pickins.

That is super cool to know, thanks! I will need to do some googling I had no idea lol.