ID a snail please

[tvbi]

this guy eat algae all day so I want to get some more. He's about 1/2 inch in size.

 

[bettagurl]

he looks like a common pond snail,what size tank is he in?what are his tankmates?

 

[tvbi]

He used to be with a bunch of guppies and some bottom feeders in a 37 gals tank. Now he's with 2 baby oscars and some bottom feeders. Do you know any good snails that will eat algae in a planted tank? Thanks

 

[Lobo.]

that looks nothing like a common pond snail... unless they start to look like that after getting bigger than the max size of .2in that i see in my tanks... i dont know what that one is that is picutured tho...

good snails for eating algae but not plants would be MTS snails, Ramshorn, or pond snails, they are also a good indicator of if your overfeeding or not, as their populations will explode if you over feed, and decline if you feed correctly

 

[Hurley]

Do you have any pictures with something else in them to give some comparison so we can tell the size of the snail? I am not sure if that is a pond snail...it almost looks like a Viviparus or a Neritidae (which is actually a saltwater snail that can adapt to brackish or freshwater tanks).

 

[hondamx]

Is the snail green or does it just look like it is. I thought pond snails were black.

 

[tvbi]

Thanks for the replies .. yes, he is green like that
here is another picture for size ref.

 

[Hurley]

here is a neritidae...is this what it looks like but with less colors?

http://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/pub/seashore/photos/135c.jpg

 

[tvbi]

I think so ... I found this neritidae on google which have almost the exact shape

 

[Caspar]

I would guess a Nerite because of the barnacle looking back, I could be wrong though. AZ Gardens sells them pretty cheap.

Take Care!