Cys aquatics Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 i don't know what this snail is. it is black with gold spots. I will post a picture when it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 From what you describe it's probably a bladder snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Likely a bladder snail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Here's what a bladder snail looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Agreed with everyone else, although it could also be a pond snail. (Depends on how the shell "spirals") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Easiest way to tell the difference is that bladder snails have thin feelers and pond snails have little triangle nubbins. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Ohh I just realized I totally had bladder snails and not pond snails when I first set up my tank. Now I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harpsandfish Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Oh! And I just realized I don’t have pond snails. They don’t have a spiral end like that - they have a coil, so rams horn, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cys aquatics Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 are bladder snails bad??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cys aquatics Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 because i just found two more!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cys aquatics Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 I am pretty sure that they were from the java moss that i recently ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 8 minutes ago, aquarium kid said: are bladder snails bad??? Nope, they're actually beneficial in that they eat algae and uneaten food. They're not the prettiest of snails, but they're good little workers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 No they aren't bad. They're pretty helpful. They'll eat algae and stray food particles that get down in the substrate. Some people don't like them from an aesthetics standpoint. The only downside is when I gravel vac sometimes I suck one up and it kills the siphon because the shell gets stuck so I've gotta restart suction. It's no big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Harpsandfish said: Oh! And I just realized I don’t have pond snails. They don’t have a spiral end like that - they have a coil, so rams horn, I guess? Here's what a ramshorn shell looks like. Edited April 21, 2021 by H.K.Luterman There's an s in "ramshorn." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cys aquatics Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Thanks i think i am just going to let them stay for now since all of you said that they are good! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 I think they’re pretty with those little gold spots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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