Snails

[Bozza]

Hey everyone, ok so i woke up in the middle of the nite and decided to have a look at my main tank, cause the its temperature was hotter then usual. Anyway it was still the same quite high, so i was lookin at my the gravel and saw my female betta attacking something. I had 2 of these things. They looked like slugs. They have a fat bit and then a thing bit which seemed to be like the head. I was thinkin maybe they are my baby apple snails evolving. Does anybody know anything about wat they could be? I do have pics but not very good. I know im going to regret it but i took them out. I kept the biggest one and put it in my smaller tank. Thanks in advance.



Torrens

 

[Darkmoon Bettas]

Hey everyone, ok so i woke up in the middle of the nite and decided to have a look at my main tank, cause the its temperature was hotter then usual. Anyway it was still the same quite high, so i was lookin at my the gravel and saw my female betta attacking something. I had 2 of these things. They looked like slugs. They have a fat bit and then a thing bit which seemed to be like the head. I was thinkin maybe they are my baby apple snails evolving. Does anybody know anything about wat they could be? I do have pics but not very good. I know im going to regret it but i took them out. I kept the biggest one and put it in my smaller tank. Thanks in advance.



Torrens

Photos, even bad ones, would be helpful. Did you see any sign of a shell? Apple snails have a distinct shell, even right when they hatch.

Did it look likethis?

If so that's a 'planarian', a type of flatworm, which in fishtanks are pests. They're not particularly harmful to healthy, adult fish, but have been known to eat eggs and occasionally enter the gills of fish, causing irritation.They most often enter the tank on live food, particularly tubifex worms and blackworms.

The good news is, if you only have a couple, they can be gotten rid of pretty easily. In fact, they're readily eaten by most types of apple snail, and bettas, gouramis, and kribensis will all generally eat them as well. There are several chemical methods of getting rid of them, but all are toxic to snails, so they're not recommended for your tank.

 

[Bozza]

Something similar to that. But at the head bit it goes really thin. Will c if i can get sum pics up for u. Thanks in advance.

Torrens

 

[Bozza]

Pic of slug: http/i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/Bozza12/Bug.jpg

 

[Bozza]

Wat is it? plz

 

[BigIan]

I THINK that could be a leach...

Get rid of it if i were you my friend

 

[Lynz781]

Looks coooooooool. Where the han did that come from? Are they harmful to an aquarium?

 

[BigIan]

I`m not 100% sure if that particular one is harmfull as there are many many species, but generally they will come in on plant life...