ID help on this snail please!

charms · 10-03-2012, 09:27 AM

Must have come in from the crypts I got recently from my fav local aquarium store.. Yesterday was the first time I've ever seen it. Any ideas on who this guy is?

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**ptr** · 10-03-2012, 12:13 PM

Leopard ramshorn

charms · 10-03-2012, 12:20 PM

Leopard? I'll have to Google that. Lol. Smiley face means he's a good snail?

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Unkillable Cat · 10-03-2012, 12:37 PM

Leopard is the same as any other ramshorn, it just means it has a leopard pattern that may fade out over time. Great cleaners though so not a bad one to have.

**ptr** · 10-03-2012, 12:37 PM

Yes, not as pesty as pond snails or mini-ramshorns, at least in my book.

**SpecGrrl** · 10-03-2012, 02:22 PM

Handsome!

**acitydweller** · 10-03-2012, 02:36 PM

unknown to most, blue ramshorns tend to have a leopard and brownish coloring until maturity

**Soothing Shrimp** · 10-03-2012, 03:28 PM

My blues always had a clear shell with leopard pattern, until the shell became opaque.

**SpecGrrl** · 10-03-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acitydweller

unknown to most, blue ramshorns tend to have a leopard and brownish coloring until maturity

Oh how exciting!

I have 3 leopards that hitchhiked in!

They are now brown footed.

**SpecGrrl** · 10-03-2012, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soothing Shrimp

My blues always had a clear shell with leopard pattern, until the shell became opaque.

If I have leopard with reds, what might their offspring be like?

**Soothing Shrimp** · 10-03-2012, 06:12 PM

Almost anything since they are not purebred.

10-03-2012, 09:27 AM	#1
charms Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 156	ID help on this snail please! Must have come in from the crypts I got recently from my fav local aquarium store.. Yesterday was the first time I've ever seen it. Any ideas on who this guy is? Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk 2 Attached Images

10-03-2012, 12:13 PM	#2
ptr Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 446	Leopard ramshorn __________________ Low-tech 60g tall - 15g Iwagumi - 5.5g shrimps stargate - RAOK club #2 - New York Aquatic Plant Society

10-03-2012, 12:37 PM	#4
Unkillable Cat Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Teesside UK Posts: 93	Leopard is the same as any other ramshorn, it just means it has a leopard pattern that may fade out over time. Great cleaners though so not a bad one to have. __________________ 1 gallon bowl 65 litre

10-03-2012, 12:37 PM	#5
ptr Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (21/100%) Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 446	Yes, not as pesty as pond snails or mini-ramshorns, at least in my book. __________________ Low-tech 60g tall - 15g Iwagumi - 5.5g shrimps stargate - RAOK club #2 - New York Aquatic Plant Society

10-03-2012, 02:36 PM	#7
acitydweller ओं मणिपद्मे हूं (View User Tanks) PTrader: (126/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,076	unknown to most, blue ramshorns tend to have a leopard and brownish coloring until maturity __________________ Namaste ओं मणिपद्मे हूं My life extends far beyond the limitations of me Keeper of the LIST

10-03-2012, 12:20 PM	#3
charms Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 156	Leopard? I'll have to Google that. Lol. Smiley face means he's a good snail? Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk 2

10-03-2012, 02:22 PM	#6
SpecGrrl Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,571	Handsome!

10-03-2012, 03:28 PM	#8
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,535	My blues always had a clear shell with leopard pattern, until the shell became opaque. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

10-03-2012, 06:12 PM	#11
Soothing Shrimp Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (77/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 3,535	Almost anything since they are not purebred. __________________ DBP Club! My thinking has been invert-ed!

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