Swimming Snails?!

[tmoney7]

I looked in my 10gal today and saw that there were snails moving along the top of the water upside down. At first i thought my eyes were playing a trick on me but i looked closer and there was another one in the middle of the tank just swimming around.  What kind of snails are these?

 

[jakroebuck6]

Could be anything in terms of what snails are in your tank. personally I have seen this with mts snails

 

[BelldandyShanny]

my trumpet snails do this, especially in smaller areas like breeder boxes that get a higher surface tension with oils from food accumulating on the top, I think they're just hanging out sucking up the oils.

 

[NeonBlueLeon]

I've seen ramshorns do this.  I doubt they were trying to eat anything, but rather trying to find a solid surface to cling back onto.  They seem pretty stupid, them ramshorns.

 

[BelldandyShanny]

I like my snails, but, I agree, they're dumb!  Specially when my apple snails go to the top of the tank...and then just fall down, that's why we name them things like oof, thud, thunk and stuff.

 

[NeonBlueLeon]

that's why we name them things like oof, thud, thunk and stuff.

That literally made me lol.

 

[tmoney7]

yeah i was wondering what kind os snails these are because their shell is round and they have a spiral by their tail, which is a very long tail.

 

[Ch4rlie]

Yeah, snails are not renowned for their intelligence really!
 
My assassins snails regularly fall of things, usually the heater! I watch them when they're on the heater knowing one of them gonna fall off, and sure enough, get to the edge then, boof! simply straight down! lol 

 

[Bettatamer]

if they are small enough they can grip the meniscus (the area between air and the start of your water)