Visitor snail-growth time

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Kengel

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Yesterday I saw a little spot on the side of my tank, went to bed and figured it would be gone today, but somehow a snail made its way into my tank. I haven't added anything new to the tank for about 3 weeks. So I'm wondering what kind of snail usually shows up unexpectedly and how long will it take for it to grow to full size? It's about the size of a pea now.
 

angyles

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My guess would be either a pond snail or ramshorn. I've had both show up unexpectedly. As for the rate of growth, that totally depends on conditions in the tank. you should be able to tell the species within 1-2 weeks though most certainly.
 

Kengel

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The walls of the tank are covered in diatoms lol.
 
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