How Do I Tell The Diff Between Baby Apple Snails And Normal Pest Snail

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i have 3 large yellow apple snails in my shrimp tank, and have noticed a lot of tiny snails on the glass and in the moss ( 1 of the larger baby ones appears to be purple)
so how do i know if they are apple snails or regular pest snails ?

theres about 20 of them by the way, dotted all around
 
If you have eggs on the glass, then they are pest snails, as apple's lay their eggs above the water line, you would have seen them. I would imagine that the rest are pest too, as the apples being golden would only have golden babies.
 
That's only true if the apples are purebred for the golden color though. You can get various colors from a single snail if it's a mutt. :good:

I would just leave them and let them grow big enough to make out what they are. If thy end up being 'pest' snails, just eave them in as they're harmless.
 
have you got an empty egg casing in the lid of the tank
if you have then they are apple snails if not
then they are the pest snails that are the same shape as apple snails but lay their eggs on leaves etc

They are fine as long as you dont over feed - i never get rid of my pest snails :) - i do sell them to some old people locally for their ponds - very cheaply - kids get the money for them :)
 
That's only true if the apples are purebred for the golden color though. You can get various colors from a single snail if it's a mutt. :good:

I would just leave them and let them grow big enough to make out what they are. If thy end up being 'pest' snails, just eave them in as they're harmless.


I never knew that :S , learn something new every day
 
I never knew that :S , learn something new every day

Its the same with most species of animal they can have a genetic throwback to a previous colouration if they have been bred for different parents it normally takes 1-2 generations for the throwback gene to be lost.
 

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