Snail Id Please

[iSnail]

Does anyone know what the common and scientific names of this snail are?? They look like MTS but with spikes. I have looked at the "Spike Tail Trumpet snail" (Melanoides granifera) on Snailshop's website but not convinced they are the same. Thanks

Edit: Forgot to ask - do they cross-breed with the normal MTS?

 

[helterskelter]

Looks like a type of [size=-1]Assasin Snail, Genus Anentome
These eat other snails, this is where they get the name [/size][size=-1]Assasin Snail.

They will not cross with MTS, just eat the odd one.
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[iSnail]

Thanks helterskelter, I don't think they are Assasin snails since they came from a tank full of MTSs and they have been in the same container as 3 other normal MTSs for a week now since I got them. No sign of any killings even a couple of babies MTSs were born

 

[Liam]

I have no idea what they are, though they are not killersnails, I like them, if you get too many they are welcome to move in with me .

 

[TylerFerretLord]

I have no clue what they are but I want them. D:

 

[iSnail]

I'm surprised how pretty they look in "macro" too. They are quite small (< 1 cm) at the moment and don't look too different from the normal MTS at a glance tbh.

The closest matches I have found so far are Thiara winteri or Thiara scabra but still not sure

Guys, if they breed like and don't cross with normal MTSs, you are welcome to the future offspring

 

[dizzied]

I was going to say Thiara winteri at first glance too.

It's definitely not Anentome helena.

 

[iSnail]

Thanks dizzied

Does anyone know any websites for identifying freshwater snail??

Edit: Here's a pic compared with normal MTS (the middle long MTS is from my tank the the other two from same LFS tank)

 

[TylerFerretLord]

I think wirbellose.de has a snail section in their species database, but beyond that, I don't know of anything else. The site is in German though, so you have to use a translation service if you want to read it.

 

[dizzied]

I think this is a good picture for comparison:
http/coryland.de/c01/news/nsn_thiara_winteri.html

And here's some information on them in English
http/www.allesumdieschneck.de/html/thiar...ri_english.html

Interestingly enough, it says captive-bred ones lack the little spikes.

 

[iSnail]

Thanks guys Those were the web pages where I came up with the names too Also saw some sites suggest that it's Melanoides granifera.

I have no idea whether the two I got were captive bred or not. Have to wait and see whether their babies retain the spikes/spines Will update here when that happens

 

[iSnail]

Just a small update. It's been 3 months I've had these snails and I've only seen 2 babies so far, so they are not breeding as much as my normal MTS. Maybe it's my cold room temperature

Anyway, I got myself loads more, well about 20 or so, from LFS this weekend The guys in the LFS think that I'm mad wanting trumpet snails

ID-wise, the closiest I can match is Thiara scabra. There's a picture about 3/4 way down on this web page.

[URL="http/www.crusta10.de/templates//index.php?page=20&showid=19&lang_id=1&katid=1"]http/www.crusta10.de/templates//index.ph...d=1&katid=1[/URL]

 

[~T~]

Just a small update. It's been 3 months I've had these snails and I've only seen 2 babies so far, so they are not breeding as much as my normal MTS. Maybe it's my cold room temperature

Anyway, I got myself loads more, well about 20 or so, from LFS this weekend The guys in the LFS think that I'm mad wanting trumpet snails

ID-wise, the closiest I can match is Thiara scabra. There's a picture about 3/4 way down on this web page.

<a href="http/www.crusta10.de/templates//index.php?page=20&showid=19&lang_id=1&katid=1" target="_blank">http/www.crusta10.de/templates//index.ph...d=1&katid=1</a>

Cool little guys, I know snailshop used to sell "Spike tailed trumpet snails" but I dont think thats them.

Fancy sending me a couple?

 

[saltynay]

If you do get them breeding I would like a couple aswell are they particularly voracious herbivores?

 

[dizzied]

I'm so jealous of you Europeans and your snails.