what snails?

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 19:10

in my breeding traps that have the endler fry there are a load of snail theres only 1 big one but about 20 small once im not to bothered aslong as they dont get into the tank ther fine in the traps there keeping them clean. ive never seen once like this before and just wondered what they where all the other times snails have got into my tank they have been just plain brown but these ones are brown and have gold dots all over them what are they?

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 19:36

Hmmmm.....I dont know? Maybe they are that colour when young?

Have you bought any plants recently that they could have hitchhiked on?

Oh, if they got in the traps, they'll find their way out into the main tank Evil or Very Mad

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 19:39

not reasently i got some months ago but only noticed them a week ago. the bigest one is about 1cm big so i dont know how big the adult are but it must have been big enought o have babies because i notice this one and then a few days later tiny little once. i really home they dont hopfully if there only as small as the babies are my catfish apisto and angels should eat them if not ill trya loach or something for a while.

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 19:41

What shell shape do they have?

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 19:45

uummmm a snail one lol its like a apple snail shape not like a long thin one. if thats what you mean?

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:02

I'll see what i can find out thumbup

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:04

ok thanks :]

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:06

i did try googling gold spotted snail but i couldnt find anything that looked like them.

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:11

try looking for pond snails and faucet snails on google. they both have similar shells to the apple but dont get as big and are asexual. HTH

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:13

found them under pond snails this is them
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how big do you think they well gat?
and are they gunna breed like crazy?

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:18

they usually only get to a couple of centimeters in size depending on the type of snail, they are more than one that have those markings in the pond snail family. and yes they can and will breed like crazy. faster if you over feed at all!!

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by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:24

thats proberly why theres quite a few them because i have to feed a fair amount or the biggest fry eats it all and the smaller ones get none.

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:29

more than likely, you can always stick a piece of cucumber or lettuce in there at night and take it out with the snails on it in the morning to try to control the population. they can easily get out of control!!

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:31

there alright in there because there keeping it clean i just hope they dont get into the tank :[

by **liz2** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:32

I have just taken 7 snails out of my betta tanks, must have come in on the weed, some were really flat whilst others were the pond sort, but dont they make some poo!!

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:34

lol yh i remember what my bettas tank used to look like when i had a apple snail in it i could of done a water change every day and i would still have covered the floor of the tank :] these once dont seem to be making much mess but then there is only one big on thats 1cm and all the others are under a mm

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:46

how did they get in there? unless you put them there they are more than likely already in the tank. they are big poopers arent they!! my apples dont stop!!

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:51

i havent put them in there or added any plants to a tank i dont know how they got in there but i havent noticed any in the tank.

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:53

they may be hiding in the substrate. they had to have come in from the tank. try a piece of lettuce in the main tank at night just to see if they come out. hmmm, talk about a "mystery" snail!!! lol

by **kizno1** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 20:58

theres no point in the lettice thing it will be gone before i can take it out the bns upside down catfish and the banjo will destroy it in minuites
yh i know what you mean lol

by **flip** Wed 3 Feb 2010 - 21:22

hehe well they would get a snack then:) if all else fails and you need to get rid of some of the snails you can make a snail trap.

by **kizno1** Thu 4 Feb 2010 - 17:33

i put 3 slices of cucumber in the tank and spread them out so the catfish might not eat them all. when i woke up all that was left was the skin and i couldnt see any snails and i spent a while looking in the caves and on wood and plants and couldnt see any so i dont think there are any in the tank.

by **flip** Thu 4 Feb 2010 - 18:13

your fish probably thought they won the lottery!!! i hope you are right about the snails. good luck:)

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Thu 4 Feb 2010 - 18:14

I still have no idea what they are confused01

by **kizno1** Thu 4 Feb 2010 - 18:20

flip wrote:your fish probably thought they won the lottery!!! i hope you are right about the snails. good luck:)

yh haha my bns love cucumber the second it hits the water one of them is on it lol and then the banjo will creep towards it when he thinks im not looking he wiggles along the sand : ]

Vandraco aka Bronzecat wrote:I still have no idea what they are

some type of pond snail.

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