cool new snails breeding in my tank

adidas · #1 03-31-2006, 06:59 PM

Just looked in the tank this morning and there were about 7 snails that weren't there yesterday. They are tiny.

here's a pic of one hiding under a bigger snail:

Interesting.

muck · #2 03-31-2006, 07:08 PM

They are Colonista Snails. They are know to breed quite readily in home aquariums.
I have a massive army of those that come out at night.

And no its not a baby astrea.

adidas · #3 03-31-2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by muck

They are Colonista Snails. They are know to breed quite readily in home aquariums.
I have a massive army of those that come out at night.

And no its not a baby astrea.

Yup I know at first I thought baby astrea but then I looked at Melev's id page.

Murminator · #4 03-31-2006, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by muck

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I have a massive army of those that come out at night.

Me too I was vaccuming up 30-40 every water change just trying to keep ahead of them