Pagoda snail blog

I noticed a little hairy thing on the shell (see red arrow). First I thought it's a fungus, but then I saw it retreating into the shell. There's a small hole in the shell there, so the thing is attached to or part of the body. Any idea what could it be?

The tip of the shell is also all eroded, but I saw that on all of them, including in the pics on the net, so that could be normal.


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What a fantastic looking snail! I think that is the most interesting looking fw snail I've seen.
 
I got some of those a year ago.. didn't ship so good. But can be purchased in Thailand easily where they inhabit the streams there
 
probably because they are sensitive to fluctuations in aquarium conditions.. but I wasn't able to keep mine alive either
 
I'm assuming mine is older than 6 months, it is about 2.5" long. And they were doing pretty well at the store, I saw a bunch of very small ones, that I'm guessing were born there. Although the guy told me they are very passive, he never saw them moving more than 2-3" in days. I wonder how can they feed themselves like that?
 
As requested, continuing to log experiences with the pagoda snail.

- very shy and still during the first couple of weeks, as already told at the store. Not changing position for hours/days, just sitting in the gravel
- became hyperactive shortly after
- likes to spend time attached to objects
- marching all over the walls, from bottom to water level and back
- full body "gravel diving" observed, probably in search for food
- much less shy than previous yellow apple snails, it doesn't mind fish swimming around. Will not retreat into the shell when fish get very close or bump into.

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Can any of the moderators please rename the thread to "Pagoda snail blog" or something? Thanks.
 
could that little fuzzy thing on the end of the shell be a Hydra?
 
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