Snail Identification?

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Alonergan11

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Today I bought some tall backround plants for my aquarium. After planting them, it seems that a snail has gotten a free ride to a new home. I hope these pictures can help anyone identify it, because I need to know whether to remove it or keep it (seems to only be eating algae glass).


Thanks

(I'm sorry my phone could not focus but any suggestion is appreciated, he is brown with a spherical shell)

Here's a comparison next to a dime
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evil wizard

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thats a midget snail cant tell because of the quality of the pic can you get a better one?
 
Kannan Fodder

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"Brown with a spherical shell" as in flat and coiled like a spiral? Pics (as stated) aren't very clear, but the middle pic looks like a small ramshorn. The first pic looks like a bladder snail.

Both are harmless, but have the potential to become pests. Some fish eat them. I keep both kinds in my tanks, along with nerites.
 
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well either way if you dont want him get a small loach i find kuhlies are good for smaller tanks(i am assuming)and could be by it self it have to i think.
 
Kannan Fodder

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Khulis do eat baby snails, which keeps the snail population in check in my 25g community. I used to have a betta who loved to eat baby ramshorns. Not sure whether the spotted cories like escargot, but they dig like crazy in the gravel alongside the khulis.
 
Alonergan11

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Ok, I'm 90% sure it's a bladder snail due to the point on the end of its shell. Is this bad? I need to know if I should pick him out.

Here's a higher res pic

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Thanks

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rufioman

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Bladders or "apple" snails. They infest but do not cause problems to my knowledge.
 
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