Kabong Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I've had these little snails in some of my tanks for at least 6+ months now. Originally I figured they could be young Malaysian snails, but I've yet to see an adult. I haven't seen any of these over 4mm long. Any idea what they are? Some type of "dwarf" snail species? I've checked at night after the lights have been off. I've checked the little slow motion feeding frenzy the occurs when I drop in wafers. I've stirred up the gravel a bit...Nothing larger than 4mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted March 3, 2021 Administrators Share Posted March 3, 2021 Looks like one of the malaysian trumpet snail species to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabong Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Maybe...I'm not convinced that's what it is just yet. The Trumpet snails look like they have a different shell type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Fan Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 As @Corysaid looks like a species of Malaysian trumpet snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabong Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 https://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Aquatic-Nuisance-Species/Aquatic-Nuisance-Species-List/New-Zealand-mudsnail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabong Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Leaning heavily towards this now...New Zealand Mud Snail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Looks the same as my Malaysia trumpet snails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabong Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 After looking into how snails are identified I'm still pretty certain it's the invasive New Zealand Mud Snail. One way is counting the number whorls on the shell. Malaysian Trumpet Snails have a higher number 10-12. NZMS typically have about 5... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GardenStateGoldfish Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 It is definitely not a Malaysian trumpet snail, MTS shells point downward with gravity and this shell is not doing that, but in a FB group this exact snail was in someones tank, I forgot the name but I think Kabong is right with the new zealand mud snail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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