What Are These CRITTERS?

vangp79660 · 03-09-2013, 05:44 AM

Anybody know what these little things are? They are gradually taking over my tanks! Any help to get rid of them would be great. thanks!

vnghost · 03-09-2013, 06:12 AM

looks like baby snails to me

vangp79660 · 03-09-2013, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by vnghost

looks like baby snails to me

I've always thought so myself, but I haven't seen one between the looks of that and a snail...so its really confusing me. pff lol

vnghost · 03-09-2013, 06:22 AM

Kinda hard to tell, are they sucking onto the glass and moving like a snail? I'm sure it's a baby snail in development

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vangp79660 · 03-09-2013, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by vnghost

Kinda hard to tell, are they sucking onto the glass and moving like a snail? I'm sure it's a baby snail in development

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yea, they're little round blob of clear membrane with a white dot in the middle. and they glide around on the glass all day long.

genocdex · 03-09-2013, 07:22 AM

congrats !!!! i would say you have a pest snail.

vangp79660 · 03-09-2013, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by genocdex

congrats !!!! i would say you have a pest snail.

there are like dozens and dozens of them, is what i don't get how the can multiply so fast

dmagerl · 03-09-2013, 01:19 PM

fresh water limpet?

vangp79660 · 03-14-2013, 03:19 AM

I realized they're not baby snails. I have snails in the tank too even smaller and clearly can tell the difference. I still don't know what those critters are

vangp79660 · 03-14-2013, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by dmagerl

fresh water limpet?

okay, i just looked that up an yes, i think they are limpets. a bunch of em too. gonna try to find a way to get rid of them.

**sayurasem** · 03-14-2013, 03:33 AM

+1 on limpets if they are flat.

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vangp79660 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 26	What Are These CRITTERS? Anybody know what these little things are? They are gradually taking over my tanks! Any help to get rid of them would be great. thanks!

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03-09-2013, 06:12 AM	#2
vnghost Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 216	looks like baby snails to me

03-09-2013, 07:22 AM	#6
genocdex Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 71	congrats !!!! i would say you have a pest snail.

03-09-2013, 01:19 PM	#8
dmagerl Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 193	fresh water limpet?

03-14-2013, 03:19 AM	#9
vangp79660 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 26	I realized they're not baby snails. I have snails in the tank too even smaller and clearly can tell the difference. I still don't know what those critters are