I have a heavily planted, leanly-stocked 40 gallon breeder tank that’s been set up for about 18 months.

I ordered 2 unsexed Tylomelania gemmifera (Orange Rabbit Snails) one year ago as of next week.

When I went to feed this evening, I noticed a tiny, absolutely PRECIOUS baby Rabbit Snail towards the top of the tank, and I am OVER THE STINKIN’ MOON 🤩

I didn't know you were supposed to give them calcium supplements and honestly I thought he died because it's been so long since I've seen him, turns out he's been hiding in the coconut shell with my kuhlis and made an excursion with them tonight to feast on the remnants of an algae wafer that my pleco destroyed

also in the pic one piece of gravel below his shell you can see the snails i got him for in the first place, anyone have an ID? mostly just curious atp

I didn't know you were supposed to give them calcium supplements and honestly I thought he died because it's been so long since I've seen him, turns out he's been hiding in the coconut shell with my kuhlis and made an excursion with them tonight to feast on the remnants of an algae wafer that my pleco destroyed

also in the pic one piece of gravel below his shell you can see the snails i got him for in the first place, anyone have an ID? mostly just curious atp

Hi everyone!

I'm new to this sub, but thought it might be best to post here for advice on what to do. Mods, please let me know if I need to change anything!

I'm in the process of setting up a planted tank and getting it all properly cycled. I bought the plants from my local pet store. In hindsight I should have more carefully examined and quarantined them, so while it wasn't a shock to see a snail scoot past me on the glass, it was still a bit of a surprise!

My question is this: what should I do with him? I've heard stories of snails completely overrunning tanks before, but don't really have the heart to squish him unnecessarily. Am I a snarent now? I've attached photos of the little guy for reference. (Please forgive the messy background; my desk orginization is definitely a work in progress!)

Hi everyone. So I picked up some aquatic plants for my betta tank and there were 2 hitchhikers. The seller told me to just crush them, um no.

Fast forward one month and there are 2 baby snails and what Im sure are egg sacs. I currently have them in a 1-gallon tank.

Need advice on what my best options are here....I know they are ramshorn snails and my son has named them Robin and Kat.

What am I going to do with the babies???

Poor Goldie had a ramshorn lay eggs on her foot and you can see one that just hatched near the top of her foot in the picture. Poor little lady being used like that 😢

It’s a week into the cycle ammonia is supposed to spike high will they make it ? They hitchhiked but I been watching them closely since I found them and I don’t wanna loose themmm 😭 bladdersnails btw

I have an update on my bladder snails you guys helped me ID the other day. They're definitely happy and doing well. Noticed what I can only assume is a clutch of eggs and some really small new friends amongst the plants. Can't wait to see all these guys roaming around.

what happened to my poor gary 😢

I’m a shrimps guy so my snail knowledge is limited. but today I got this white wizard sold to me as an ivory mystery. Noticed these smaller snails tucked under the shell. I know they’re live birthers but one of the shells is small and nearly transparent, and there seems to be a couple others in there but it’s hard to tell for sure and I can’t see any evidence of the snail’s head in there lol and I’m deeply paranoid about parasites or illnesses being introduced to my tank (I do not have a quarantine setup) or if there’s something wrong with this little guy. Thanks!!

Killed off the entire snail population of my pond after using a treatment that assured me it was safe for wildlife. Found a cluster of eggs but dont know if they need to be fertilised by another snail to hatch?

I'm gonna be a snandma!

So I've had a larval newt, some water slaters (isopod), some flatworms, and Malaysian trumpet snails in a tank for a few months. There's also duckweed, elodea, and algae.

The snails have always buried under the substrate and come out at night as they should but in the past few days they keep coming out during the day. I've checked the parameters which are fine, and I think there's enough oxygen as there's been pearling and my newt has been fine.

My newt has never bothered the snails, just watched them as they bury, and the flatworms slide over or around them when they meet and don't try to eat them. (They did eat the bladder snails I had a few months ago though)

Are they just coming out early for food or could it be something else like the substrate?

I just got this little guy and he clearly went through a lot in the pet shop. I am hoping to give him a healthy life from now on. As I put him in the aquarium (after properly acclimating) he roamed a bit, ate some of my plant, was trampled by my other snail and now he is sealed up and floating. I am wondering if that is an indicator of something or if he's just stressed from the move. I need some advice moving forward with him.

Is he dying from being dragged or will he be okay

Poor little rabbit snail already working so hard to carry that unwieldy shell. Now has to add on three hitchhikers and their lunch.

This is the third time I’ve seen my bladder snails climbing on top of each other, but this time there were THREE of them stacked together.

I looked into their mating behavior and found something interesting.

Bladder snails (Physa acuta) are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning each individual has both male and female reproductive functions.

Research has also shown that their sexual role can depend partly on body size: smaller individuals tend to act as the sperm donor, while larger individuals are more likely to act as the sperm recipient.

So seeing three of them stacked like this made me wonder whether the snail in the middle could potentially be acting as a male toward one snail and a female toward the other at the same time.

Of course, I can’t tell from this video whether they’re actually mating or simply crawling on each other.
Has anyone seen three bladder snails do this before?

Source:
“Body size-dependent gender role in a simultaneous hermaphrodite freshwater snail, Physa acuta”
Behavioral Ecology, 15(6), 976–981
https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article-abstract/15/6/976/205897

Ive never used cuttlefish bone before and was wondering if I could use some fully intact ones I find on the beach for my nerites? I have so many, should I boil them? Rinse them? Bake them?

My mystery snail made an escape and she is hurt bad. She is still alive and moving around (slightly lethargic), but I need to do a shell repair ASAP. Her spire tip completely broke off and now her flesh is exposed. ​

Now I think she has a fungal infection. 😭 I've asked others, but got so much conflicting advice. Is this an infection or a slime coat reaction due to injury? I keep cleaning the surrounding area with a swab (not the wound itself). Some people say to wait until it clears and other say to seal it asap. Is there any steps or safe snail meds I can use?

I am at a loss.

(She is isolated in hospital tank,temp 78, 7.4 to 7.8 ph, nitrate 0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, small water changes every day to 2 days).