Snails appearing out of nowhere

Subject: Snails appearing out of nowhere Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:12 am

So I have never had this happen before. I have a 5g with 5-6 guppies and I was looking in last night at feeding time and noticed about 10-15 snails in the tank. I have never kept snails in this tank or even in several years. I have also not changed anything in the tank in at least six months. I added two moss balls about six months ago. All the snails are similar size but some are bigger, the way I would explain them is they are longer and cone shaped snails. Anyway, what they heck is going on here, where did they come from and what are they? Oh they seem to be taking out the algae in the tank very fast. One last thought, I did add a couple ottos to the tank about two months ago, they didnt last long in fact they disappeared into thin air, have had no spikes or anything etc...etc...

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:53 pm

Too small to identify positively as MTS, Paul? My guess would be MTS that came in on the moss balls as newborns. Newborn MTS are almost invisible unless yer specifically looking for them, and if they've been hiding out in the gravel since then, you may never have noticed them.

WYite

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:44 pm

Well here is a pic the best I could get of one of them, likely MTS snails now that I can see them...

Snails appearing out of nowhere Img_2011

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:04 am

Yup...they look like malaysian trumpet snails. They tend to hide out in the gravel like Wyite said so you may not have noticed them before. Damn moss balls...lol.

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:38 pm

Yeah, oh well though when they get big enough I can use them as quick snacks for the larger Cichlids.

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:42 am

LOL, I bought some assassin snails. I'll tell ya, I'm still struggling with the idea of any snail bein' more than just puffer food... Smile

WYite

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

My cichlids won't eat MTS. I think they might be too hard, or maybe just not very tasty. Smile

There are handfuls of them in with the lone RD, as well as with the non-mutant parrot fish. I've watched the RD pick them of the glass and then spit them back out.

Subject: Re: Snails appearing out of nowhere Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:57 pm

Interesting, I don't think I have ever tried feeding them to be honest.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

The RD will eat the pond snails, and I'd imagine the mystery snails, but even the sideneck turtles seem to have trouble with MTS.

This thread is reminding me to try and hunt down some brackish water snails to see how they do with the monos.

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Snails appearing out of nowhere

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