Snail Id

[patchman]

what species is this, its the biggest snail ive had in a fish tank.

 

[tropicman]

By the sounds of it, it could be a Malaysian Trumpet Snail they dig in your sand as they move it around a lot they are really good for the sand

 

[dizzied]

Doesn't look like a MTS, nor would anyone really describe MTS as "big".

Asolene spixi dig holes, maybe that's it, though they aren't exactly big either.

 

[vancouver]

Looks like an apple snail to me..

 

[iSnail]

Looks like an apple snail to me..

I agree

Apple snails do bury themselves sometimes. I used to have a few that bury themselves next to some big pebbles so that they are camouflaged. Very funny.

 

[severum boy]

That sure as hell isent a MTS.
How big is it? My guess would be Canas apple snail, but it is an apple snail of some sort.

 

[shaz3271]

hi there

looks to me like a Pomacea canaliculata (does it eat aquarium plants , canas do brigs dont)

alot of the snail spiecies like to dig in the substrate

The size of these snails varies from 40 to 60 mm wide and 45 to 75 mm high depending on the conditions

these are one of the bigger apple snail spicies

sharon

 

[bluedollars]

its an apple snail...got tons of at my lfs...i had one at one point...really interesting creatures

 

[K.J.]

Yeah, looks to be an Apple Snail.

 

[patchman]

its about the same size as a golf ball,the antenners are about 2.5 inches long ,hope that helps

 

[severum boy]

Yeh, id say Canas. Take a small perishible plant from another tank and put it in. If its gone in a few hours, uve got a Canas. If it grows, you have a Brig.

 

[vancouver]

Looking at it from the side, does the shell sort of ''cone'' out like this?

Or is there no coning on either side like this?

 

[patchman]

its more like the first pic, also when i put it in my other tank with a differn't plant (dont know what kind) it started eating it straight away.

 

[shaz3271]

its more like the first pic, also when i put it in my other tank with a differn't plant (dont know what kind) it started eating it straight away.

yes you definatly have a cana apple snail there

 

[vancouver]

First pic is a brig