snails and plants

Hi! New to the forum, new to the hobby. It all started with my 7 yo son catching 3 tiny snails in the creek. Now we have a thriving snail nursery plus 2 amano shrimp in the tall jar. My son asked for an aquarium for Christmas, so he got an 8 gallon starter tank. It has 4 sunburst platies, 2...

Hi people,anyone tell me what this bid guy is please?

I have two golden mystery snails in my 55 gallon planted tank. They are an inch tall and little over an inch long. At first I had very little trouble with them and they seemed to do a good job cleaning. I added 2 cory and 5 shrimp to help clean the bottom. Then I noticed some of my plants were...