Well i don't think its a pond snail. They randomly showed up in my 10g planted tank at work. They look neat though. Any ideas what they are?
Uknown Snail, need identified please.
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ponds eat some kinds of plants
ramshorns don't unless they are starved and nothing to eat
but they reproduce rather fast with lots of food, so don't over feed, they keep the tank very clean..
ramshorns don't unless they are starved and nothing to eat
but they reproduce rather fast with lots of food, so don't over feed, they keep the tank very clean..
Better or worse is all a matter of opinion. My order of preference of 'pest' snails is; MTS, Rams, Pond snails. MTS get the top pick because of their digging behavior. They stir up gravel or sand, releasing any possible toxic gases before they have a chance of becoming an issue. Ramshorns forage well, and if you have the common veriety, they don't eat living plant matter. Pond snails also don't eat living plants, but they lack the beauty of the Ramshorns, and the digging of MTS (Malaysian Trumpet Snail). I've got all of them, and Mystery snails too.
Ramshorns will reproduce like bunnies, given an ample food source. Don't worry about target feeding them, they are excellent foragers.
Ramshorns will reproduce like bunnies, given an ample food source. Don't worry about target feeding them, they are excellent foragers.
They're just regular ramshorns. All ramshorns have spots when they're young, as lose them when they mature.
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I like ramshorns in comparison to pond snails. They're quite pretty if you ask me and I want some of these again. I lost those to an infestation of MTS a few years back. It seems most snails tend to prey on their eggs resulting in the declining populations.
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Go fish yourself.
I've been breeding ramshorns for a few months now and I have yet to see a single spot on any of them.