What the heck are these?

[Eclipse]

We bought some instant -grow aquatic plants from an Asian market. Within 24 hours these snails came out of no where. Does anyone know if they can be useful or just pesky?

 

[Eclipse]

Ok... I'm just going to assume that they are aquatic fresh water snails that eat algae and stuff. Might be useful in freshwater tanks I guess.....

 

[Villosa]

Judging by the sheer numbers and how fast they came I would get rid of them fast. You don't want a thousand of these eventually taking nibbles out of your plants and clogging your equipment. I'd say, eventhough they will eat a little algea, they're not worth the trouble in the long run.

 

[Taceas]

Well they're snails, obviously, no clue what kind though. I have a few snails of a different variety that breed like mad in my planted tank, I use them as treats for my cichlids, they adore them.

 

[JohnEDove]

They look a lot like Tramp Snails (Bradybaena similaris) but I don't think Tramps are aquatic.
What ever they are I love to get lucky enough to get hold of them on a plant.
I'd put them in my turtle pond and see if they could control the pond weeds.

 

[Eclipse]

These things get pretty huge. I can find them in my cousin's pond at this time of year.

 

[DITB]

ive tried many times to get a snail infestation...i guess ive not been lucky(unlucky maybe?) to get them to infest a tank.....

 

[Nerri1029]

I have to keep Elodea ( anacharis ) fo rthe labs here,
We had these get into our tank once.

they will eat all green matter ( in my exp. )
get rid of them if you can.

GOOD LUCK

 

[testdasi]

By the way, if you want to get rid of them, take them out and cook them or do whatever you want but make sure they die. Snails can infest the environment very fast.

 

[reverendsterlin]

good luck getting rid of them, you think they are gone and suddenly they are back with twice as many.
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