Snail ID

[FattyFish]

Does anyone know what type of snail this is?
I have only ever found 4-5 of these in my tank. I know when they are around, as it only takes one evening to destroy the leaves on my Red Tiger Lotus and my Taiwan Lily. I have only ever seen them at around 2-3 mm - 3/32". I obviously pull them straight out.
P.S. The 2p in the image is my life savings; this is what happens when you own a fish tank

 

[MattW28 144]

A ramshorn is my best guess. A leopard ramshorn snail because of the shell.

 

[FattyFish]

A ramshorn is my best guess. A leopard ramshorn snail because of the shell.

Thanks for the info. After doing a quick Google search on these, it says they will only eat decaying plants. I've definitely got the ones with the wrong mindset for their species, which love to eat very healthy plants "Removal will continue"

 

[Uberhoust6]

I have them in my tank and they don't cause issues. They tend to eat the dead sections of the Jungle Val leaves but not the living sections.

 

[FattyFish]

I have them in my tank and they don't cause issues. They tend to eat the dead sections of the Jungle Val leaves but not the living sections.

Yeah, I must have the headbanger ones with the loose marbles who don't follow the rules

 

[MattW28 144]

Are these plants new? Most are grown emergent, so they may be adjusting to underwater life. Any emergent growth will become food for the leopards!

 

[Sgooosh2]

Thanks for the info. After doing a quick Google search on these, it says they will only eat decaying plants. I've definitely got the ones with the wrong mindset for their species, which love to eat very healthy plants "Removal will continue"

Are these plants new? Most are grown emergent, so they may be adjusting to underwater life. Any emergent growth will become food for the leopards!

what does the plant damage look like? sometimes an emergent leaf decaying looks a lot like biting damage.
For me, ramshorns ate more diatoms and green spot algae than decaying matter, so it makes sense too if yours are different.

 

[Jennet8 66]

I really dislike the thought of snails in the tank, so overnight I am going to try chucking a lettuce leaf in my tank as they apparently like veg. Hopeful this will attract the little shelled critter and I can dispose of it, and any other that follow the same way.

I might eventually get to like shrimp, and may even keep a few if my water parameters allow, but sorry, not into snails at all.

 

[Uberhoust6]

I initially fought having snails, but for me I find they help maintain the tank. They eat any excess food I feed the fish, their population numbers let me know if I am over or under feeding. I will say the bubble snails can be more of an issue but ramshorn snails haven't caused any issues. I don't have real evidence but before I had snails in the tank I had an area that would get a touch of cyanobacteria, since the snails I haven't seen it once, but I will note that that was when the tank was younger and I have also noted that cyanobacteria seem to hit newer tanks or tanks with lots of organics, so it is more of an aside. I have kept shrimp with ramshorns, and bubble (pond) snails and the shrimp still thrived.

 

[FattyFish]

what does the plant damage look like? sometimes an emergent leaf decaying looks a lot like biting damage.
For me, ramshorns ate more diatoms and green spot algae than decaying matter, so it makes sense too if yours are different.

This is the damage to the red lotus. The plant is doing really well with 7 leaves currently and another on the way.

 

[Sgooosh2]

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This is the damage to the red lotus. The plant is doing really well with 7 leaves currently and another on the way.

hmm interesting! that doesn't look like snail damage at all, rather physical/rot damage, like if something bigger ripped a chunk out of it. I have a waterlily similar to that one in one of my small tanks and they push out leaves so fast in summer but the old ones decay a little just like that.