What kind of baby snail is this??

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In my freshwater tank I have nerite snails, mystery snails and one Japanese trapdoor snail. I acquired this Japanese trap door snail in December. About a week ago I started noticing these little baby snails. I know they are not mystery snails because no egg sacs have been laid. And they don’t look like nerites, so I was assuming they are Japanese trap door snails, because I understand that the female can store sperm and use it later. Which means she could’ve gotten knocked up before I bought her in December. but these babies are not looking elongated like a Japanese tracked or snail, so I’m wondering what they are and how they got here! Can anybody help me identify them? They have more mystery snail-like bodies as far as I can tell, but they have these weird brown speckles that do not appear to be in a pattern. They are too small for me to tell how many whorls they have at this point. There are only six or seven of them, which was also why I thought they came from the Japanese trap door snail. Although they are not all exactly the same size!
 

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Sputnik
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Not sure but did you see this- it looks like spotted mystery snails are an unusual find- so if they are mystery snails- congrats!
 
Demeter
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Looks like a ramshorn or bladder snail. If the end is pointy then it's a bladder, if there is a curl to it but flat on either side it is a ramshorn. Either way they likely came from the plants. Rams will get about dime sized on average with bladder snails stay rather small, both can become pests in high numbers.
 
Fisch
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It looks like a bladder snail to me with the spotted rear end of the shell, and how it seems to curl.
 
smee82
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It looks like a bladder snail to me with the spotted rear end of the shell, and how it seems to curl.

Yep its a pond or bladder snail. Where you see one theres more you cant see.
 
Debbie1986
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pic 1 - pond snail
pic 2 leopard ramshorn

i have both

breed like crazy
 
TrapdoorCharlie
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In my freshwater tank I have nerite snails, mystery snails and one Japanese trapdoor snail. I acquired this Japanese trap door snail in December. About a week ago I started noticing these little baby snails. I know they are not mystery snails because no egg sacs have been laid. And they don’t look like nerites, so I was assuming they are Japanese trap door snails, because I understand that the female can store sperm and use it later. Which means she could’ve gotten knocked up before I bought her in December. but these babies are not looking elongated like a Japanese tracked or snail, so I’m wondering what they are and how they got here! Can anybody help me identify them? They have more mystery snail-like bodies as far as I can tell, but they have these weird brown speckles that do not appear to be in a pattern. They are too small for me to tell how many whorls they have at this point. There are only six or seven of them, which was also why I thought they came from the Japanese trap door snail. Although they are not all exactly the same size!
I also have several mystery snails and one trapdoor snail. A couple of months after getting the trapdoor I started noticing 1 new baby snail every other week. I thought they were just babies that hitched a ride on plants, but then I did some research and learned Japanese trap door snails produce at least one live baby every now and then. With my snail it is more like 1 every week. I now have six babies at different stages and I enjoy being surprised by new ones showing up. I don't think that trapdoor snails need a partner to produce babies or as someone else said, they could store sperm until conditions are right. I also realized I am feeding her too much, so that's probably why there are so many babies showing up. And as a matter of fact they are a brown color with a light stripe and spots, like the pics you posted. I'm pretty sure they are Traps. I really enjoy watching Charlie more than the other snails, because she has a black proboscis-like mouth and a really interesting face with long, thicker "feelers". She seems like a hardier snail, always on the move and constantly eating and has less delicate features than the mystery snails. Her body is a tan speckled with black. I believe that her eyesight is better than the other snails, because when I come close she clamps down more often than not. I love Charlie, she's pretty awesome. Here are pictures of Charlie and the oldest and youngest babies together. Notice the dark face and proboscis like mouths. If they have this then they are Traps! You can find video of Japanese traps giving live birth from under their shell. It's pretty interesting
1. Oldest, youngest
2. Charlie..... reaching
3. Hungry and found a wafer!
4. Trying to haul herself up on her foot (always funny)
5. Finally showed her face

And yes she does have shell damage, but I am aware of the things I was doing wrong and as you see her new shell is huge and fairly healthy
 

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