What Is This?, found it in my tank! |
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 Jun 13 2008, 10:45 PM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 08 From: England, Northamptonshire Member No.: 40756  |
Just found this snail in my tank and don't have clue about how it got there or what type it is.
I havn't brought plants in weeks so i'm not sure how it got ther     I have reomoved it for the time being. Shall i keep out out or is it not like the common snails you find? cheers! |
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Jun 13 2008, 10:52 PM
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 Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 394 Joined: 17-August 06 Member No.: 23908 |
My guess:
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Melanoi...tuberculata.php" target="_blank">http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Melanoi...tuberculata.php sorry that link doesnt seem to be working, search for malaysian trumpet snails, many people see them as beneficial. |
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Jun 13 2008, 10:52 PM
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 Yes...I am on a fish forum at 2am!  Group: Members Posts: 1670 Joined: 17-February 07 From: Sheffield, S.Yorkshire Member No.: 29340 |
looks like a malasion (sp) trumpet to me
Edit: Oh and they breed like crazy so unless you want some more dont re-add that to your tank and search for more! This post has been edited by orange shark: Jun 13 2008, 10:53 PM |
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Jun 13 2008, 10:56 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 08 From: England, Northamptonshire Member No.: 40756 |
Ok cheers, i might keep it in a seperate little container thing and see what happens.. a little project for myself! lol
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Jun 13 2008, 11:15 PM
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Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 949 Joined: 4-May 08 From: mid-Michigan Member No.: 41695 |
QUOTE (fish are friends.... @ Jun 13 2008, 06:56 PM)  Ok cheers, i might keep it in a seperate little container thing and see what happens.. a little project for myself! lol If you have one, there's probably more. If you're not overfeeding, you may never see them, because they live down in the gravel. I never knew I had them in my 30 gallon until I pulled the gravel out and they started climbing up the bucket. Dropped them in my 55 and haven't seen them since. |
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Jun 13 2008, 11:20 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 08 From: England, Northamptonshire Member No.: 40756 |
I think i'm gunna leave him in there, from what i'v read they are beneficial because they will eat any left over food and might keep the algea down to a minimum!
Seems helpful! |
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Jun 13 2008, 11:33 PM
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 Fish Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 6-June 08 From: Bakersfield,CA , U.S.A Member No.: 42428 |
Thier really good for sand or any soil like substrate too because they burrow and keep it airrated(sp?) I love them personally
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Jun 14 2008, 06:38 AM
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 Leader of the Fishes Group: Members Posts: 1148 Joined: 21-June 07 From: Long Island, NY, USA Member No.: 33115 |
That would be a malaysian trumpet snail(Melanoides tuberculata).
They certainly are beneficial! They'll keep sand stirred up and eat leftovers and possibly algae if they get hungry enough. The 'snail explosion' is caused by overfeeding, so don't do that and you shouldn't have too many. Not like it's a bad thing to have a bunch, anyway. They look nice, in my opinion. 
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Jun 14 2008, 04:09 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 08 From: England, Northamptonshire Member No.: 40756 |
After posting this I found a couple more adutls and a lot of babies. I think i might remove as many as posible and then leave what ever i can't find, because i don't want to be over run with the thing!
Cheers for the help! |
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Jun 14 2008, 05:03 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 867 Joined: 3-May 08 From: Herts, UK Member No.: 41679 |
Theres usually people trying to get hold of them in Buy and Sell (sure I saw a post there recently.)
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Jun 14 2008, 11:26 PM
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Fishaholic Group: Members Posts: 298 Joined: 27-March 08 From: England, Northamptonshire Member No.: 40756 |
kool, thanks!
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