Hi all set up a new tank just over 4 weeks ago and found this little fella can anyone ID it thanks
ID of snail
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Bladder snail
Yup, bladder snail.
Also known as pond snails and trapdoor snails. One of the Physid species.
They usually arrive on live plants and many people consider them to be pests. They are actually a useful part of a tank's ecosystem provided their numbers don't get out of control. Not overfeeding the fish and removing uneaten food (there shouldn't be any!) and bits of dead plant help with population control.
They usually arrive on live plants and many people consider them to be pests. They are actually a useful part of a tank's ecosystem provided their numbers don't get out of control. Not overfeeding the fish and removing uneaten food (there shouldn't be any!) and bits of dead plant help with population control.
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Thanks is it able to reproduce on its own by any chance?
Mine don't, and neither do those pest ramhorns 
But then I don't over feed the fish and I remove dead bits of plant etc.
But then I don't over feed the fish and I remove dead bits of plant etc.
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OP
Ah perfect thanks I've had a few plant leaves go rotten so it must be feeding on that just hope it doesn't spiral out of control and become a competitor for my nerite for food
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OP
That makes me feel hopeful
Yup it is easy to control when you know how toMine don't, and neither do those pest ramhorns
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