Freshwater aquarium with Red Cherry shrimp and a Mystery snail. It has mouth parts that remind me of a snail but it has no shell. Seems to be eating algae off the tanks walls and multiplying. Doesnt move much and mostly stays submerged. Anyone have an idea of what this might be? Sorry for the shakes

Posted Feb 20, 2021, 1:42 AM UTC

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loveafterlife-taxid❤️WASPS❤️•

Freshwater limpets! Harmless and adorable, fully aquatic. I have them in my cherry tank too. Their presence means your tank is healthy. In the future, anything within an aquarium would be better asked on r/aquariums or r/shrimptank. I find that they’re always able to identify little mystery critters and have lots of info about them!

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TrixethOP•

Thank you for the quick ID.

They are pretty cool little creatures. Now I have a new subject to reasearch.

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TrixethOP•

Im in Canada if that matters. I use RO water in my tank.

Shot through a 30x loupe.

The creatures are about the size of a bic pen nib, you can see a red cherry shrimp photobomb at a couple points.

I bought the tank set up so I dont know its entire life.

Ill field any questions that you might have.

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