BrandyLaRae Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I'm sorry for the photo quality. This little guy is still tiny; about half the size of my pinkie nail. He came in on a plant, has a blue foot and a very dark shell, almost black, I think. Any chance anyone recognizes it? Thanks for looking! 🙂 ~Brandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I'm not sure, but I'm looking forward to the answer. There's 5 or 6 of them in my tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: There's 5 or 6 of them in my tank! Good to know it's not just me! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 They are all tiny in mine, but growing relatively quick. I've removed a few during water changes, but I'm not overly concerned about them quite yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shkote Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 From the photo, it looks like a pond snail, but it is hard to tell from that angle. The best way to tell is looking at them from behind. The spire (pointed part of the shell) points to the right on pond snails, and to the left on bladder snails. Pond snails also have thicker more triangular shaped antennae, where bladders are more long and stringy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 9 minutes ago, Lynze said: From the photo, it looks like a pond snail, but it is hard to tell from that angle. The best way to tell is looking at them from behind. The spire (pointed part of the shell) points to the right on pond snails, and to the left on bladder snails. Pond snails also have thicker more triangular shaped antennae, where bladders are more long and stringy. I never realized you could id a snail by which way his shell is on! Figured it was a personal preference type thing haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, ADMWNDSR83 said: I never realized you could id a snail by which way his shell is on! Figured it was a personal preference type thing haha. They can swirl the other way, but it may doom them to a lonely life... https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/557652159/jeremy-the-lonely-left-twisting-snail-dies-but-knows-love-before-the-end  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMWNDSR83 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, RovingGinger said: They can swirl the other way, but it may doom them to a lonely life...  I was thinking it was like toilets, and they swirl opposite in the southern hemisphere 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliceofnature Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Looks like a pond snail. I had one come in on a plant too and made the mistake of letting it grow to adulthood. Next thing i knew i had hundreds in a small tank that had a lot of driftwood. I actually ended up tearing that tank down and starting over from scratch... 🙈 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Rigel Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I vote pond snail too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Thank you all so much for your responses. I appreciate it so much! I'll have to get them out of there. And this morning my Mystery Snail clutch hatched, so I'm drowning in snails over here! LOLÂ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 How to tell the difference between a pond snail and a bladder snail! :3 Easiest and fastest way to tell is if it has thin, thread-like feelers, its a bladder snail, thick triangular stubby nubs and it's a pond snail. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliceofnature Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, H.K.Luterman said: How to tell the difference between a pond snail and a bladder snail! :3 Easiest and fastest way to tell is if it has thin, thread-like feelers, its a bladder snail, thick triangular stubby nubs and it's a pond snail. Well whaddya know apparently i have bladder snails and ive just been calling the, pond snails this whole time. Thanks for the info @H.K.Luterman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 2 hours ago, H.K.Luterman said: Easiest and fastest way to tell is if it has thin, thread-like feelers, its a bladder snail, thick triangular stubby nubs and it's a pond snail. This graphic is amazing; thank you! I'll have to look them up to make sure they won't bother anything. If they're gonna eat my plants or foul something up they gotta go! Pond snails I've heard of, bladder snails, not so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Sliceofnature said: Well whaddya know Story of my life. LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandyLaRae Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 right now I'm trying to learn how to hatch brine shrimp for my bettas. If anyone feels like passing along any wisdom, I'll happily take it! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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