Nerite has fluff?

[Anubias Banana]

Can anyone tell me what this is? Only the nerite has it nothing else in the tank has it.

 

[MattW]

Never seen that before. It reminds me of the stuff new driftwood gets when added to an aquarium

has the snail been in the aquarium for a while?

 

[Anubias Banana]

Never seen that before. It reminds me of the stuff new driftwood gets when added to an aquarium

has the snail been in the aquarium for a while?

He's relatively new by about 10 days to 2 weeks.

But now you said that I'm wondering if it's something it caught from me because when I was planting another round of live plants 2 days ago I didn't see him on the gravel and accidentally picked him up in my hands, and this fluff has only appeared since. My hands were washed and well rinsed before I put my hands in the tank but I know human skin has it's own ecosystem of symbiotic bacteria all the same so for all I know it could(?) be that multiplying rapidly now it's been transplanted into a whole new environment.
But - whatever this is, isn't on the plants either.

 

[MattW]

He's relatively new by about 10 days to 2 weeks.

But now you said that I'm wondering if it's something it caught from me because when I was planting another round of live plants 2 days ago I didn't see him on the gravel and accidentally picked him up in my hands, and this fluff has only appeared since. My hands were washed and well rinsed before I put my hands in the tank but I know human skin has it's own ecosystem of symbiotic bacteria all the same so for all I know it could(?) be that multiplying rapidly now it's been transplanted into a whole new environment.
But - whatever this is, isn't on the plants either.

It's a possibility. Hopefully another member might have some clue what it is

 

[Uberhoust]

I think it is just a biofilm growing on the outside of the shell. I wouldn't stress it. In some environments many shell sporting organisms have growths on the outside of the shell.

 

[Colin_T]

Looks like fungus. You can try rinsing it off under tap water. Maybe check the shell for damage too.

 

[Anubias Banana]

Thanks all. That's good to know.
Will monitor it and if it doesn't go way in a few days or gets worse I might take him out the tank and give the shell a wipe with some plain kitchen paper. Don't think I can rinse under a tap, ours would just be a nasty shock I don't think he'd survive if I did that.