Snail Burying itself in substrate.

[stussy28]

Yesterday I bought two snails and today I went to take a picture for identification and they were buried in my eco-complete. They are not MTS and I have never seen a different snail do this before. They are not briggs either, they are small and have yellowish and dark purple/black stripes throughout. Here is a picture of them buried though it is not useful for an ID. Is this bad that they are buried? Thank you.

 

[Sunshinessmile]

im no snail expert but yellowish with dark stripes.... could they be Spixis? there are others out there who can give better insight...

 

[vampie]

I can't tell what I'm looking at, but by your description, I could guess Asolene spixi.

 

[jackiomy]

They tend to bury themselves when they are nervous so just make sure your water parameters are good and let them settle in. You will see more of them soon.

 

[Lupin]

I'd get clearer pics. I am not sure what I am seeing either. They could be Asolene spixi as you describe because a lot of apple snails do bury themselves in the substrate partially. You're lucky to get them as they are illegal to ship across other states.

 

[excuzzzeme]

If they are asolene spixi, they will bury or partially bury during the daylight hours. It's very normal for them.

 

[Fishy_Fun]

If you just added them i wouldn't worry.If there in the same spot for more than a day give them a little nudge