Snail identification please
Posted May 2, 2021, 9:19 AM UTC
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Looks like ramshorn
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they never grow more than about 2mm and ive had them for 5+ years, there are no fish or anything to prey on them, if they are ramshorn where are the big ones?
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In that case sorry, I’m not sure.
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I have the same ones they are pretty small I think they are rams horn too.
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do you think they are a different type than the standard ones that can grow big?
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It’s different type of ramshorn - Gyraulus Chinensis. This is very small chinese ramshorn. I read they feed mostly on algae. For plants should be harmless, however it reproduce very quickly.
What most people mean as Ramshorn is different specie as you have on photo - Planorbella Duryi - this grows bigger.
Both as considered to be pests snails.
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gyraulus chinensis!
i think you might be right... its amazing how little information or discussion there is on these considering they seem to be pretty common in aquariums
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Yea you know what it could be that they reproduce really fast and all you see is small ones like in my tank I rarely see any adult looking ones just about this size.
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Mini ramshorn, I feel your pain on those. I introduced 2 assassin snails last week, we'll see how they fare.
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funnily enough i love them, they stay small, they dont leave big dead shells behind, perfect snail for aquariums if you ask me.. just looking for more information on them
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Looks like mini ramshorn snails