Tank Surprise!

[LiamLiamLiam]

So I was doing some gravel vac'ing yesterday, and this one piece would not get sucked up by the python. After giving up on it, I went on to clean the rest of the tank. After the cleaning was done, I went back to grab this piece and throw it out. It was then that I realized it was a SNAIL! It's about as big as the tip of a cotton swab. I assume it came into the tank with the large driftwood piece I bought.

Should I let him stay and see if he can avoid the Oscars? Or could this snail be harmful to the tank, and thus should be removed? I have no idea what kind of snail it is. I will try to get a picture of it, but it's hard to get a clear one because it so small.

[Lupin]

There is no snail that would harm a fish. Please get pics of the snail.

[oblongshrimp]

unless the snail was from the wild in which case it may be carrying parasites. The snail itself poses no danger to your fish.

[LiamLiamLiam]

Well I assume it's from the wild, if it was introduced to the tank through the addition of the driftwood.

Still working on the picture..

[AquaGem]

lol that's funny :) Is it a pond snail that came on your plant(s)?

[Lupin]

A lot of nerites are wild caught so they're no different to the snail that may have come from the wild. Where are you located, Liam?

[LiamLiamLiam]

I'm located in Northern Virginia. Just west of DC.

Here are the best pictures I could manage to take of that little thing. I can't for the life of me work out how to focus on something so small, so close.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/jebpleb/Fish/Snail/IMG_3229.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/jebpleb/Fish/Snail/IMG_3232.jpg

I think it's dead.