I got couple of these snails and I don’t know the name of it.
Is this good for the tank? If yes, how many of them is ok to be in the 32G tank?
Is this good for the tank? If yes, how many of them is ok to be in the 32G tank?
What is the name of this snail?
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Bill? JK I’m not a snail expert but it looks like a ramshorn to me
It's an Apple Snail Marisa cornuarietis.
I kept one and it was predatory, eating other snails by preference.
It would eat other foods however.
I kept one and it was predatory, eating other snails by preference.
It would eat other foods however.
Apple snails (Pomacea spp.) are herbivorous/detritivorous. They do not eat other snails. Several species are introduced in many areas worldwide and can become serious agricultural pests. Marisa cornuarietis is in the same family as Pomacea (Ampullariidae).
It looks like a Ramshorn snail to me, Apple snails are rounder in appearance.
Indeed Marisa.
Despite both Marisa and 'ramshorn snails' having a shell shape of the type referred to as "Planorboid" (or 'Ramshorn'), they belong to two separate (not even closely related) families: Ampullariidae, and Planorbidae.
One immediate and easy to see difference between Marisa (Ampullariidae) and true Ramshorns (Planorbidae) is that Marisa has an operculum (trapdoor), just like and apple snail. Planorbid ramshorn do not have an operculum. Also, Marisa are separate sexes (male and female individual snails, and will copulate). Planorbid ramhorns are hermaphroditic (both sexes within invidual snails), but they can outcross.
Despite both Marisa and 'ramshorn snails' having a shell shape of the type referred to as "Planorboid" (or 'Ramshorn'), they belong to two separate (not even closely related) families: Ampullariidae, and Planorbidae.
One immediate and easy to see difference between Marisa (Ampullariidae) and true Ramshorns (Planorbidae) is that Marisa has an operculum (trapdoor), just like and apple snail. Planorbid ramshorn do not have an operculum. Also, Marisa are separate sexes (male and female individual snails, and will copulate). Planorbid ramhorns are hermaphroditic (both sexes within invidual snails), but they can outcross.
Thank you very much guys!
I have these plants in the tank. Will this snail eat these plants ? All of these are same plant
I have these plants in the tank. Will this snail eat these plants ? All of these are same plant