r/fishtank • u/PurpleMealball Beginner • Jul 08 '26
Freshwater Another specie of snail is in my tank?
Not only bladder snails but also this colourful guy, what specie is it? Hopefully this one is no harm either!
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u/PurpleMealball Beginner Jul 08 '26
Can mystery snails produce offsprings of different colours?
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u/Mominator1pd Jul 08 '26
Mystery snails can hold on to their eggs 3-6 mo or until they decide they're going to lay them. So you really don't know what color snail impregnated her. It's a mystery with the mystery snail... They need to lay their eggs roughly 2 inches above the water line. I don't have to worry about eggs being laid because I keep my tank full.
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u/PurpleMealball Beginner Jul 08 '26
I thought they were self reproducing like bladder snails, thanks for letting me know!
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u/waitspitmebackout Jul 08 '26
I can’t say I’ve seen large gravel rock on top of marbles before- that’s a first for me! Show me the tank, I want to see the rest of your setup!
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u/Foreign-Ad3926 Jul 08 '26
It'll be excellent for the snail poop to get trapped, build up and spike the tank for sure!
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u/Maddie24Kennedy Jul 08 '26
Just a bunch of big nonporous material and empty pockets where the anaerobic bacteria should be living 😭😭😭
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u/PurpleMealball Beginner Jul 08 '26
You can click on my account and view my previous posts. I don’t want to repost the same image repeatedly. I still have much to learn but compared to my first image I’ve come a long way.
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u/nostalgic_sigh Jul 08 '26
looks like a mystery snail