What Kind Of Snail Is This?

[thezodiac]

hey guys so i recently set up a 10 gallon tank which is currently fish in cycling.

it contains 2 guppies and 1 (mystery)apple snail.

anyways a baby snail has appeared (and i cant find any trace of snail eggs anywhere)

here are 2 pics of the snail

http/img683.imageshack.us/img683/943/snail1.jpg

and

http/img24.imageshack.us/img24/8242/snail2s.jpg


ive heard of some snails that are like a plague, id like to nkow if this is a "plague snail" or a myster or other type of snail..

thanks in advance!

 

[KittyKat]

One of the Physa species.

 

[StandbySetting]

The snail itself and any of its off spring wont cause problems unless there is decaying matter in the tank, I like snails, they do their fair share by eating soft algae from the walls of the tank and from plants, populations are easily controlled.

 

[KittyKat]

The snail itself and any of its off spring wont cause problems unless there is decaying matter in the tank, I like snails, they do their fair share by eating soft algae from the walls of the tank and from plants, populations are easily controlled.

+1

 

[nurglespuss]

Yeah I have them in my tank with no problems, numbers are fairly constant, and full grown specimens are lovely looking

 

[thezodiac]

The snail itself and any of its off spring wont cause problems unless there is decaying matter in the tank, I like snails, they do their fair share by eating soft algae from the walls of the tank and from plants, populations are easily controlled.

yeah is it able to reproduce asexually though?


i dont need a million little snails in my tank lol

 

[StandbySetting]

No, it produces sexually, it is a hermaphrodite, but two are still required for reproduction.