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	Can anyone identify a mysterious creature?
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	you may want to sit down for a couple hours and pick through them, and crush a few I can only get the ones which are on the glass because they are impossible to pick up because of their shell. I dont have room for any more fish so i cant get any loaches. Im going to post on apple snail website and see if i et any answers from them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Veteric Big Fish Posts: 376 Kudos: 549 Votes: 7 Registered: 19-Apr-2004	they're also a protected species. I'de say go for something else- a yoyo loach would do the trick, but they prefer to be kept in groups.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	If you have a snail problem, and your aquarium is, shall we say in estate agent parlance, "compact and bijou" (i.e., small ), then your best solution if you don't want to unleash a copper based snail killer is the Pigmy Chain Loach, Botia sidthinumki. Stays small (unlike Clown Loaches!) and eats snails just as efficiently. Only problem is, Sids (as they're known colloquially) are expensive - as in 10 UK EACH. (ouch). Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Toirtis Mega Fish Posts: 1260 Kudos: 529 Votes: 6 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Freshwater limpets, perhaps...I have had those a few times in the past.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	Yes, im most certain that the creature your talking about is a type of snail, as ive had the same problem in the past. I had a full Infestation and i found the only certain way to remove them was to buy a few clown loaches (as clown loaches eat the snails) and to do a complete clean out of the tank, all the equipment and the gravel. You may need to do more than one clean out because if you just happen to leave a dozen or so in the tank it can start all over again.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	i can get the ones off the glass easy, i just press my finger over them and drag them up the glass where i can crush them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I suppose they could have slight body color variations like other snails do or maybe there are more types just not pictured. Is there anything flat you can slide down the glass to scrape them off?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	I know they definately arent nerites from pictures ive seen. they look more like the last suggestion you said but they have a lighter orange colour than black/dark brown which i have.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Looking at the applesnail site again I bet you have Acroloxus lacustris. They are flat white snails and reproduce fast like the common pond snail but generally don't cause any problems other than having white dots everywhere. They are sensitive to food availibility and won't increase in population if you don't overfeed too much.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	When i brought some new plants a few days after i began to see these small things on the glass.(they are in the gravel as well now) They are small, the biggest must be 2-3mm and they look like an oval shape and look when looking from above or underneath. they have that type of slimy skin snails have to walk(you know what i mean. They are clear but have 1 or 2 dark patches in them. i have taken them out and they are hard on top. they crush easily. Could they be a uncommon snail or something completely different? [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-10 09:17][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Sane Red Fox Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	I'd watch out if I were you, snails are dangerous as far as infestations go. you may want to sit down for a couple hours and pick through them, and crush a few, because I'm going to guarantee there's about 20 more you can't see.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Veteric Big Fish Posts: 376 Kudos: 549 Votes: 7 Registered: 19-Apr-2004	if they turn out to be snails and you've got some room in your tank, you could try any number of loach; quite a few love eating snails and do a great job of clearing infestations.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Could they be nerites? check applesnail.net in the various section to identify species of snail besides applesnails.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
nitro Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 823 Votes: 50 Registered: 20-Nov-2003	how do i know they are snails though? they dont look like any of the common snails you get in the tank normaly. I dont want to use snail killer yet as i have my MTS in there
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I agree with sly:- Day1 = 10snails Day2 = 100 Day3 = 300 In a few days you'll have a thousand. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	this may sound crazy but i want the snails and have only found 1 new one and 3 patches of eggs that dont seem to want to hatch, i also have 2 sacks in a 1 gallon with out any snails they have been there for 3 days, my sister has a BAD algea problem and these snails love it thats what they lived off of where i collected them from, but u could try using salt to kill them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
sly Big Fish Posts: 377 Kudos: 251 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Jun-2004	You could be looking at an infestation if you don't find a way to kill the snails. They reproduce exponentially. Ex: Day1 = 10snails Day2 = 100 Day3 = 300, etc. Or at least from what I've read about hitch-hiking snails from plants. [span class="edited"][Edited by sly 2004-08-10 09:28][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55


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