What kind of snail is that?

[DariusAmurdarja]

My bichir tank is inhabitate from that kind of snail:

They are nocturnal and hide during the day. They dig themself into the substrate and only show up at night. They don´t eat any plants in the tank so far.

 

[cyberhog05]

Malaysian Trumpet I believe. Scratch that looks more like one of these Melanoides granifera

 

[DariusAmurdarja]

Can they cause any harm? As i said...they don´t eat the plants and i noticed the bichir eats them sometimes, so i didn´t care much about them yet.

 

[cyberhog05]

Doesnt appear they do. Sounds like they multiply prolifically so keep that in mind. If they are what I think they are in the same family as malaysian trumpets. I started with a 100 mts and ended up with thousands......If I had them again I would pull adults out regularly

 

[wantokeeptrout]

probably not to your ornate. it likely came in on some of your live plants and an overpopulation may mean trouble for your garden. boil some cucumber and leave it overnight. check in the morning to see how bad the problem really is

 

[DariusAmurdarja]

Well i know how big the problem is. There are hundreds of them in the tank. They don´t eat the plants so far. You don´t see them at the day.

 

[cyberhog05]

They dont eat plants.

 

[Allan01230]

Borrow or buy some loaches or red eared sliders they will eradicate the promblem for you in no time.