[tizzite]

Hello, I'm a beginner trying out a high tech setup.

10 gallon
paintball CO2
36w Archaea light fixture
EI dry ferts dosing
aquasoil

HC
UG
Glosso
Blyxa
Dwarf Hair grass

And I see small, white, oval shaped snails with almost transparent shells. These snails are eating some of my algae, but should I start getting rid of them for the sake of my plants?

Are these common nuisance pond snails?

Big pictures:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff504/tpyo72682/IMG_0780.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff504/tpyo72682/IMG_0779.jpg

Thanks!

 

[Abrium]

Clea helena

 

[Abrium]

They look too big to be limpits

 

[Centromochlus]

They look too big to be limpits

They look like freshwater limpets to me... i don't think they're assassin snails. Compared to the ADA sticker, they're pretty small.

Freshwater limpets aren't known to eat plants or be harmful, but they are a nuisance. Try scraping them off with an algae scraper or a razor blade and sucking them up with a syphon.

 

[tizzite]

Ok Thanks y'all!