Snail ID

[schmath]

I found this baby snail in my tank this morning. It must have hitch-hiked its way in with the plants I put in a week ago. Can anyone identify it? I removed it, just trying to decide what to do if any more show up.

 

[bcfishtanks]

Bladder snail. They do a good job cleaning but reproduce like crazy. I just did my first massacre last week. I pulled out at least 70 and there's still probably about 100 in there. I started with 6 back in December, for reference. I was hoping to starve them out eventually when I switched my cories over to shrimp pellets, but then they started eating my plants, so now I have to feed them algae wafers still. You win some you lose some. They're harmless overall unless they go hungry and have live plants to feast on. They usually eat leaves that are already decaying and algae.

 

[schmath]

Bladder snail. They do a good job cleaning but reproduce like crazy. I just did my first massacre last week. I pulled out at least 70 and there's still probably about 100 in there. I started with 6 back in December, for reference. I was hoping to starve them out eventually when I switched my cories over to shrimp pellets, but then they started eating my plants, so now I have to feed them algae wafers still. You win some you lose some. They're harmless overall unless they go hungry and have live plants to feast on. They usually eat leaves that are already decaying and algae.

Thanks! Sounds like I should keep pulling them out if I see any more. I don't want a snail infestation!

 

[Fisch]

Welcome to the club of bladder snail infested tank owners.
You most likely will embrace the little buggers as many of us have...with some grudge.
If you see one, there will be more in the near future. They are a good indicator for overfeeding as they multiply exponentially if food is available in abundance.
They will not munch on your strong plant growth, but chew on the decaying leaves.
Traps are commercially available, manually removing them will get some snails out out of the tank.
Good Luck!!!

 

[bcfishtanks]

Welcome to the club of bladder snail infested tank owners.
You most likely will embrace the little buggers as many of us have...with some grudge.
If you see one, there will be more in the near future. They are a good indicator for overfeeding as they multiply exponentially if food is available in abundance.
They will not munch on your strong plant growth, but chew on the decaying leaves.
Traps are commercially available, manually removing them will get some snails out out of the tank.
Good Luck!!!

I also just spent a few days collecting them when they would come to the top of the tank to hide under the frogbit. They really are awesome if you keep their numbers in check.

 

[Fisch]

I also just spent a few days collecting them when they would come to the top of the tank to hide under the frogbit. They really are awesome if you keep their numbers in check.

Awsome is a bit of an exaggeration...I would call it a love-annoyance relationship ;-)