Snail ID

Well I was looking in my tank this morning to check my fish, when I spotted something weird on the glass...After looking at it from both sides, I realized it was a baby snail (I haven't added plants since the 13th, and didn't see any snails on any plants I have added thus far nor in the tank till today). After glancing at the rest of the tank, I found another larger snail in my filter intake tube...these are the only two I've seen, problem is I don't know what type they are (or how they got here).

The first baby snail...fuzzy cause it's too small for my camera to find and focus on it. Doubt it'll help with an ID, but the next set of photos should.




Here's the one I found in my filter intake...hope the picture is clear enough for you snail experts.

petluvr said:

Can you get a pic of it with it in the palm of your hand?

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The little one is so small (about a grain of sand or two) that I doubt I'd be able to get him off the glass without crushing him. The other one is INSIDE the filter tube, and last time I tried to take those two apart (to get all those needles that got stuck) I nearly broke my fist through the side of the tank...and I really don't want to take the filter apart just to get to the snail right now...if he comes out, it'll be the first thing I do.

S/he/it hadn't moved from the filter tube all day, so I decided to try and pull it off and get to the snail...in the process the snail fell into the substrate somewhere behind the heater and I couldn't find it. Saw another larger one on the heater's power cable, but when I tried to grab that one it fell down and got lost in the substrate too...hopefully they'll climb somewhere more reachable next time. (that back corner of the tank is a PITA to get to)