Alright y'all! Name that snail! No, seriously I think he hitchhiked with the Hornworts.... He's so tiny!
Baby snail?
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Alright y'all! Name that snail! No, seriously I think he hitchhiked with the Hornworts.... He's so tiny!
Of course it's name is Gary, lol. It looks like a pond or bladder snail, a general term for pest snails in that shape. Mine are darker brown...except when small. Watch out for jelly-like egg masses on anything; glass, substrate, decor, plants, filter tubes. They are almost clear & may be quite small. You can scrape them off w/a fingernail & vacuum them out but there will probably be more. You might want to remove (or squish) Gary or you may have a lot. It's time to be tough & observant. Feed very lightly, the more food, the more snails.
ewwwww! I will NOT squish Gary! lol I've removed all gravel and rocks, so it's just a bare bottom for now. Thanks for the heads up!
Still you need to watch for small egg masses. Like a flattish gob of tiny firm-ish slimy stuff. As small as say, a peppercorn up to a 1/4+ inch.
Get tough! or you will have a snail tank. I don't know how long a snail may "hold" fertile eggs before laying them. IME you only need 1 snail to have many.
Get tough! or you will have a snail tank. I don't know how long a snail may "hold" fertile eggs before laying them. IME you only need 1 snail to have many.
I'll keep a lookout for the egg masses but I am pretty sure that Gary left with the rocks. I'll look behind the one filter tomorrow for sure. Thanks again. You're an angel
