My snail

[Tener ds]

Hi all,just had a look in my tank and saw my snail buried
deep in the sand, any one know wy?
Never seen him do this before, my boy thinks he's dead
but he's still movin.

 

[scatz]

what kind of snail is it?
most snails will burrow into the sand, which is what makes them so popular, they are great for stopping pockets of gas building up under the sand

 

[Tener ds]

what kind of snail is it?
most snails will burrow into the sand, which is what makes them so popular, they are great for stopping pockets of gas building up under the sand

Apple I think

 

[Doodles]

Apparently its normal behaviour but they will also do it if the temp is too high or low.

 

[Irene0100]

I cant say that I have seen my Apple snails bury in the sand - but then i've only one tank with sand deep enough. I have had them go to sellp for a few days or so and I thought they were dead. lol.

 

[Tener ds]

I cant say that I have seen my Apple snails bury in the sand - but then i've only one tank with sand deep enough. I have had them go to sellp for a few days or so and I thought they were dead. lol.

hes done it again today,also have around 10 to 15 tiny snails that came
from no where:dk:
the newest plants were put in 1 week ago,did they come from the plants
or my snail?

 

[Irene0100]

if they are apple snail babies, then they must have laid eggs and you would need an adult pair unless you aquired one female adult who had recently been near males.
are they round snails, pale yellow?
if they lay eggs they lay them out of the water so look for clusters of pale pinkish eggs anywhere out of teh water, eg on glass at back of tank, on hood, top of filter etc.
do you have a pic to help id him/her?

 

[Tener ds]

if they are apple snail babies, then they must have laid eggs and you would need an adult pair unless you aquired one female adult who had recently been near males.
are they round snails, pale yellow?
if they lay eggs they lay them out of the water so look for clusters of pale pinkish eggs anywhere out of teh water, eg on glass at back of tank, on hood, top of filter etc.
do you have a pic to help id him/her?

not sure wot type he is now,ive seen pics off apple snails and this is the best pic ive got of him

the little ones are just dark brown roundish.

 

[Irene0100]

yes looks like one, many are more yellow but there are colour variants.
look for eggs or remains of egg cases in top of tank. the babies might be apple snails but could be ordinary brown tank snails from the plants.
more info here
http://www.applesnail.net/

 

[Tener ds]

yes looks like one, many are more yellow but there are colour variants.
look for eggs or remains of egg cases in top of tank. the babies might be apple snails but could be ordinary brown tank snails from the plants.
more info here
http://www.applesnail.net/

think the babies came from the plants.i had to pull out 2 plants (cos the heater packed up)put the plants in some water in a jug and found loads of
even smaller snails on it,no sign any egg cases.

 

[Irene0100]

right, these sound like harmless brown tank snails, I get loads. some people put loaches in to eat them but need a good sized tank for them. I just remove them when get too many. Also squash them against the glass and the fish eat them.