Snail Id good or bad for planted tank?

[vito357si]

Is this snail good for a planted tank? Will they eat the plants and have 100+ baby's?
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1368/sv104160.jpg

[odinthejd]

I'm not really sure could I have some other views? Is it by itself or with others?

[Reframer]

IDK, looks cool. Maybe a japanese trap door.

[odinthejd]

Yeah that may be what it is.

[vampie]

It's a Bladder Snail, and yes, they can breed out of control.

[Sounguru]

Common Bladder or a Pond Snail for sure hard to tell which one from the angle, betting on the bladder though. Does it have donkey ears or antenna? Donkey ears = Pond / antenna = Bladder

So to answer your questions
Plants - Will not harm
1000+ Babies - Oh yea you'll have babies....:grinyes:

Just keep your feedings light and they should not become a real problem if they do there are a few means to get rid of them.

#1 Manual Removal
#2 Assassin Snails
#3 Snail eating fish but only if you are prepared to keep them.

[vito357si]

Here is another picture hmm and yes It has it looks like donkey ears I have him out of the tank and waiting for him to pop out again to see
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/548/sv104165.jpg

[vampie]

Sorry, had a brain fart. It's a Pond Snail. You can tell by the direction the shell spirals.

[vito357si]

Ok knowing that guess its time to be on the look out to remove. Thanks All

[Sounguru]

Sorry, had a brain fart. It's a Pond Snail. You can tell by the direction the shell spirals.

:iagree: Now that you can see it fully. Really no big deal I have some in every tank that they can survive in.

[FastFly67]

If you keep your feeding in check, they won't become a problem. I have them in quite a few tanks and they've never harmed my plants. I do keep them in my brigg tank and overfeed on purpose so I can feed my loaches with them. My angels also seem to have a taste for them.