As I have Nerite snails; zebra and spotted which have laid eggs everywhere but not hatched. However have seen these popping up everyday ?
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Miserable_Aioli2606 on
Ramshorn snails. Could be considered pest snails but I really like them. Good part of the clean up crew. Nerite snail eggs can’t hatch in freshwater.
L_i_g_g_y on
That looks like a ramshorn to me. They are considered pests by most. Theoretically if you feed less they will decide to make less babies. But they reproduce by themselves, no mate needed.
Nerite eggs don’t hatch. I can’t remember the reason without looking, but it’s something like the eggs use different water parameters than the adults
astarionismygf on
Ramshorn. love my ramshorn snails they can be really cute and really helpful!
LehFluffy on
Ramshorn snail, these are the only “pest snails” i keep. I find they dont repopulate as much as bladder snails and ulike bladder snails, these guys will actually keep algae off your leaves and glass. Look at this snail trail from the first hour in had him in my 20 gallon
Ramshorn, I love them for cleaning up during cycling when parameters aren’t good enough for shrimp and if you don’t feed too much their pooulstion stays under control
Glittering_Turnip987 on
I love my rams horn. Some considered a pest some don’t. If you don’t over feed they don’t over populate. I only keep rams horns I think theyvare so cute and beneficial as they do a good job sifting the sand.
the_urbanl3g3nd on
Pest no snail yes.
crackerbarrel96 on
clarifying further it’s a mini ramshorn, they won’t get much bigger then that
Hibiscus-Boi on
Looks like a snail to me, indeed.
bk_booger on
They are only “pests” in the sense that if you over feed your tank they will breed prolifically.
They are my favorites snails; they can be quite colorful, incredibly hardy and adaptable, very handy little cleaners who don’t get big enough to destroy your plants and they will very rarely try to leave the tank.
If you have them in a community tank, the babies are very small and a lot of fish will pick off most of them. Otherwise over breeding can be controlled by cutting back on food.
quintin1995 on
Yes, ramshorn snails are largley considered pests, just like bladder snails.
sirmadfish on
Yup I got some of these a while back and they dang near took over my tank after trying different things I found that my emerald barbs are real good at rams horn population control still have some snail but it’s manageable now
Altruistic-Poem-5617 on
They dont eat life plants so no by my definition.
Conscious_Dig_1057 on
PUT IT BACK
karebear66 on
A snail is not a pest. But, if you over feed your tank and get 100s of them, thats when they become pests.
Prince_Nadir on
Do you want them? If you want them they are not pests.
Even pond/bladder are not pests if you are farming them for your puffs.
DemandEqualPockets on
“Pest” and “weed” are just terms for stuff you don’t want. If you dont like it, “pest.” If you do like it, it’s a pet.
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Ramshorn snails. Could be considered pest snails but I really like them. Good part of the clean up crew. Nerite snail eggs can’t hatch in freshwater.
That looks like a ramshorn to me. They are considered pests by most. Theoretically if you feed less they will decide to make less babies. But they reproduce by themselves, no mate needed.
Nerite eggs don’t hatch. I can’t remember the reason without looking, but it’s something like the eggs use different water parameters than the adults
Ramshorn. love my ramshorn snails they can be really cute and really helpful!
Ramshorn snail, these are the only “pest snails” i keep. I find they dont repopulate as much as bladder snails and ulike bladder snails, these guys will actually keep algae off your leaves and glass. Look at this snail trail from the first hour in had him in my 20 gallon
https://preview.redd.it/ze9pvde6a7tg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13a42849c306e9ec88659dece02540e703336e94
Ramshorn, I love them for cleaning up during cycling when parameters aren’t good enough for shrimp and if you don’t feed too much their pooulstion stays under control
I love my rams horn. Some considered a pest some don’t. If you don’t over feed they don’t over populate. I only keep rams horns I think theyvare so cute and beneficial as they do a good job sifting the sand.
Pest no snail yes.
clarifying further it’s a mini ramshorn, they won’t get much bigger then that
Looks like a snail to me, indeed.
They are only “pests” in the sense that if you over feed your tank they will breed prolifically.
They are my favorites snails; they can be quite colorful, incredibly hardy and adaptable, very handy little cleaners who don’t get big enough to destroy your plants and they will very rarely try to leave the tank.
If you have them in a community tank, the babies are very small and a lot of fish will pick off most of them. Otherwise over breeding can be controlled by cutting back on food.
Yes, ramshorn snails are largley considered pests, just like bladder snails.
Yup I got some of these a while back and they dang near took over my tank after trying different things I found that my emerald barbs are real good at rams horn population control still have some snail but it’s manageable now
They dont eat life plants so no by my definition.
PUT IT BACK
A snail is not a pest. But, if you over feed your tank and get 100s of them, thats when they become pests.
Do you want them? If you want them they are not pests.
Even pond/bladder are not pests if you are farming them for your puffs.
“Pest” and “weed” are just terms for stuff you don’t want. If you dont like it, “pest.” If you do like it, it’s a pet.