Unidentified Snail Creatures!?

[pkppv]

So i bought a used tank from a pet store down the street that was going out of business. It is working very well and was an excellent value. The only thing is, after i filled it with water i started noticing curly shelled snail things all over, atleast ten of them. What are they? Should i be concerned or should i be happy with them? the tank was empty of water for like a week so i dont know how they survived

 

[pkppv]

now iv spotted over 15!

 

[loraxchick]

a picture would be helpful.
cheers

 

[Mikaila31]

Probably snails, they are really hard to kill.

 

[pkppv]

Probably snails, they are really hard to kill.

Do i want to kill them?

 

[Phil Crane]

i just grab them out and throw them in the garden

 

[Mikaila31]

Probably snails, they are really hard to kill.

Do i want to kill them?

Thats up to you. I quite like my hitchhiker snails and their numbers stay inline by themselves. Sometimes snails can over run a tank, but it usually due to waste management issues. They are very prolific and will breed in proportion to available food.

 

[pkppv]

any benefit to keeping them? cuz i mean...theyr not that ugly...kinda coolish actually

 

[pkppv]

Probably snails, they are really hard to kill.

Not THAT hard to kill, my silvertip catshark decided it was a good idea to start sucking the snails out of their shells!!

 

[Mikaila31]

lol they certainly can be killed individually. Some species are more fragile then others. Sure you can reach in there and squish them. But as a whole snails are very hard to get rid of, with MTS probably being one of the harder ones. Most snails though are very prolific breeders and are asexual too.