Little snails

[KobusB]

Good day, can someone please assist with identifying this snail found in new plants that I bought? Its about 3mm in size

 

[10 Tanks]

Hello. Well, in most fish tanks, you have Mystery Snails, Trumpet Snails, Ramshorn Snails, Nerite Snails, Rabbit Snails, Assassin Snails and Bladder Snails. So, I suggest researching these to determine what kind you have. In small numbers, they'll keep your tank clean and won't add too much waste material load in the tank. But, they won't eat any type of "poop" from your fish.

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[MattW]

Freshwater Snail Species In The Hobby

Basic Terminology for Identification Anatomy: Foot: the bottom, muscular portion of the animal used for locomotion. Siphon: a proboscis-like appendage appearing on the side of the shell in some species. Mantle: the soft tissue inside the opening of the shell. Spire: the conical part of a...

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I'd say pond/bladder snails

 

[Essjay]

I'd say pond/bladder snails

Look at Physidae and Limnaeidae in MattW's link. They are very similar, the main different being the way the shell curves. There's a diagram in the link showing which is which.

 

[KobusB]

Thank you very much for all the replies, I will research them. It's always nice to have a good starting point