Does anyone know this snail?

[~ang~]

What kind of snail is this? Any help with naming it and a little info about them would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Dangerdoll]

that's called a "Pond Snail". It usually comes in on plants or sometimes in the water of fish received. The lay eggs in gel masses on the leaves of plants or the aquarium deco/glass. They are good scavengers IMO, but some folks tend to find them a nuisance. The reason is their ability to thrive if under the right conditions. The right conditions being mainly overfeeding.

 

[~ang~]

Thank you for your help. I was told also that these are Japenese trapdoor snails.The first pic is of the Trapdoor's and the last is the pond's. So now I am totally confused.

 

[J double R]

the trapdoor snails are going to be quite a bit larger, and their shells sprial to the side.. pond snails shells spiral straight back.

 

[Dangerdoll]

also, pond snails shells vary greatly in color. They can be as dark as almost black to as light as white.

 

[soobie]

The trapdoor snails have an operculum- the "door" that they can close off their shell with. Pond snails don't have this.

 

[rwilliams254]

Any help with naming it

...name it Clyde

 

[smbjedi]

i call them sh*t snails!!!

 

[fballguy]

Definetly a pond snail. Pond snails are awesome. It is unfortunate that they are so widely thought of as pests, they are extremely beneficial to an aquarium.

 

[DarkEntity]

My Puffer calls them food