Little White Hitchhiker ? Snails ?

[PygmyMitch]

So I found quite a lot of these little white things in my tank ? assuming they are snails ? What are they exactly and how can i get rid of them ? thanks

 

[AmyKieran]

View attachment 158043So I found quite a lot of these little white things in my tank ? assuming they are snails ? What are they exactly and how can i get rid of them ? thanks

What do you currently have in your tank? And what’s water parameters?

 

[Rocky998]

They dont really look like snails...

 

[Slaphppy7]

Freshwater limpets

 

[Rocky998]

Freshwater limpets

what do they do? Ive kinda seen em in my tank before but I havent gotten concerned... I dont see them a lot but they come out sometimes... And do they get in the tanks the same way snails do?

 

[Slaphppy7]

what do they do? Ive kinda seen em in my tank before but I havent gotten concerned... I dont see them a lot but they come out sometimes... And do they get in the tanks the same way snails do?

The do what snails do, they are a form of snail, actually...great algae eaters...harmless, but some find them annoying, like pest snails can be...hitch hikers, like pest snails

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[Mikeyboy123]

yeah, freshwater limpets. I’ve got loads of them. they are pretty harmless although I suspect they may be making little holes in my h polysperma leaves. my other plants are unaffected. They can get very numerous though unless controlled. I’m trying to get rid of them with genchem no planaria which I had read was very effective against snails, but so far they don’t seem affected by it at all.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

Summon an army of Assasin Snails, sit back and relax, and enjoy the view of a pest free tank in a few days.
Side effects:
Your tank may suffer from SOS which means Shell Overwhelming Syndrome. This is where your tank has dead shells EVERYWHERE.

 

[DragonScales+Doubletails]

Wow StrippySnailGirl04 got dark for a second

 

[Uberhoust]

Limpets are the cutest. I see them on the coast all the time. I did not know there were freshwater varieties. I will have to look for them.

 

[Essjay]

I have these in my shrimp tank. They are tiny, less than 1 mm, unlike marine limpets. They are not as easy to remove as snails - those can be poked off with the siphon tube and sucked out, while the limpets just slide along the glass.

 

[PygmyMitch]

Thank you everyone for jumping in. I feel relieved to know that they are harmless.