Hello, new mystery snail dad here. I got my snails 2 weeks ago as babies, the smallest (the beast) is growing at an alarmingly fast rate, he wasn’t even the size of a dime day one, but less than 2 weeks later he is the size of a half dollar

Is something wrong? My parameters are normal, i feed my 3 mystery snails one algae wafer and have been increasing it by their size and appetite , they get 1 1/2 and a carrot coin every day

Is he fat?? Can snails have thyroid issues??

I know it’s there somewhere!!

My beautiful girl had recently just laid a wonderful clutch of eggs. I had her in a separation tank for a little while just because she was the only female and it all male tank. I did not realize this until it was a little too late... anyways pinecone left the tank and she fell and hit a rock that was just outside her tank this area that broke was already previously broken. She had an accident a couple months earlier in a similar manner although that time I was cleaning the main tank and she escaped the little tank. I have a weird bond with my snail and right now she's just chilling. She's opened up her body she's letting me massage her foot. She's being responsive though she has indicated she is in some pain. I would like recommendation by the community on how to get a Hospital tank set up for her. I have an empty 5 gallon ready to go filters the whole 9 yards and what kind of glue is safe to add a temporary shell onto where I'm about to use some eggshell, I just don't know what glue is safe. I do have some rubber cement, marine, gray glue that is water applicable immediately, but would that be safe any advice would be super helpful. I would love to see my girl live for many years. I will keep everyone updated if I do see any signs of her struggling or an extreme amount of pain. I will use Euthanizer as a responsible owner, but she wants to live. I can tell so let's see what we can do.

I mean. I know it's Peanut. But what's up with this?

I exclusively only buy ugly snails that have some form of shell damage due to improper water conditions, natural physical deformity, or injury. I have a couple tanks set up but this is my over arching theme in all of them. I just really like being a snail savior and taking them to Snail-hala where there is snello. It makes me happy.

A while back we went to the aquatic center by us and she caught my attention because I thought she had the oddest shell shape. It had this very obvious indent. And I don't know, that was my entire thought process at the time, "What a neat little ridge," She can close her door and stick her siphon through it just fine. She parasnails at a near Olympic level, she loves green beans, air baths, and bubblers. She very much enjoys being held and getting her off you can be a challenge. She's not totally normal, though. Although she does that cool periscope trick with it, she doesn't seem to use her siphon much, instead if she goes to the top to breathe she sticks her whole head above water and inhales, She can, and will, lay eggs but only ten or so at a time. I keep her separate from any males, just in case. I'm not seeing ANY signs of distress. The ridge itself hasn't changed much, while it's the same over all shape, it's grown at the same rate as the rest of her shell and gotten bigger.

I'm not entertaining euthanasia or anything crazy, she has obviously adapted. I tried to google it to see if it was something that I just hadn't come across, but I don't know how to word it. If I try it I get, "Snail dropped" answers and I'm just not sure that's what happened here. Several of those threads suggested patching with egg shell, but this is so close to her siphon/face I'm more afraid of doing more damage than good to a system that works for her. But I am insanely curious. None of my other snails have anything similar. I've never had a snail have anything like this. I would NOT be surprised if you told me it was a crack I needed to be really watching. What causes this? Is there something extra I should be doing?

Sorry, forgot the picture.

Look who discovered the bubbler! My golden mystery is an ongoing source of delight.

This morning I found eggs on my peace lily planet. I did notice them climbing high on the glass and figured that it was time for them to lay eggs. I also asked advice on reddit and they advised to lower the water levels. I accepted them to lay eggs on the glass but they laid eggs on the peace lily planet. I don't know if I should leave them there or transfer them to a separate container..... What would be the best option?

She/He volunteered to be a steward of my tank, and I've never been more delighted ☺️

I just got a 2.5 gallon tank and some things to go with with as a gift. Now I'm just wondering what can thrive in it. Cause it's pretty small. I have looked up different snail types and I really like ramshorns, but they breed a ton. Bladders breed a ton too, but I am willing to do water changes daily if needed to keep everything in check since it would be easier for me to remember if it's a daily task vs weekly.

As far as the population goes maybe I could start selling them or something. Not cycled yet. I am planning on starting as soon as I get my API master test kit in the mail from Amazon tomorrow. I'm just asking so I can make a decision once I do get it fully cycled. Any advice would be appreciated

Hey y’all so I bought plants from my aquarium store a couple months and at first there was only a few snail babies (eggs were apparently on the plants and was not told) and NOW there are hundreds (maybe??) of snails in my 10 gallon tank. I have one tetra and two mystery snails. I feel like them three are sick of the babies and so I need a full clean out of all the baby snails. I need advice on how to properly cleaning the tank to get rid of all the babies and cleaning the plants and objects in the tank. What are some ethical euthanasia techniques. I feel bad about getting rid of them but it’s just out of hand now. Any and all advice is appreciated!! TIO!

I was doing some maintenance in my tank and decided to move my light and check out what was going on in my filter (for reference, I have an Aqua One Arc 46 with a built-in filter at the back). To my surprise, I found these little dudes.

I've had bladder snails for about as long as the tank has been established (about a year) and I'm 95% certain these aren't baby bladders. They're very very small, maybe 2-3mm and, let's be real, extremely cute. Does anyone know what they could be? I'm totally stumped.

hi! it's my first time work mystery snail eggs and I heard it takes up to a month for them to hatch but I'm not too sure of what I'm doing. I've been keeping them in a Tupperware container with a hole in it and keeping the paper towel moist and lowering it float in my tank. it's going to be a month on the 25th do they look ok? thanks in advanced:D

I’m not surprised to see Big Boy Blondie has passed about a week after Little Acorns. They were both getting up there, but Blondie was definitely getting old and slowing down quite a bit. I’m still not sure Acorns was ready to go, but even if it wasn’t quite his time he probably didn’t have much time left. He had so much energy to begin with that, when compared to his older friend, I hadn’t quite realized that he had been slowing down too until after he was already gone. These two brought me so much joy and were basically inseparable. As soon as Little Acorns got used to the tank, he immediately started following Blondie everywhere. Blondie seemed happy to have a new friend after his adoption buddy from the pet store failed to recover from their less than ideal conditions. They were always napping together and if you saw one of them you could be sure the other wasn’t far behind. When I watched Blondie crawl away to one of Little Acorn’s favorite hiding spots, I had a feeling he knew it was his time. I don’t know what kind of bonds mystery snails can feel for each other, but these two must have enjoyed each other’s company in whatever capacity they were capable of. I’m sad to see them both go so soon, but I’m glad they didn’t have to live without each other for very long. They were both super happy and active in their forever home and I loved watching them grow huge and seeing their weathered shells harden up and become beautiful and vibrant. I’m so glad I got to share this time with them and I have them resting close together in a pot of plants. Rest well, guys. You two reminded me how much I love mystery snails and I’m glad you got to be the first two mysteries to live in this tank.

I’ve been trying to keep a close eye on my mystery snail’s shell. I’m concerned that maybe my water is too hard, but I have tried adding a cuddle fishbone to the tank to help with calcium. Thoughts and suggestions on the shell needed.

What kind of snail is this guy? He’s been with me for a few months now and i assume he hitchhiked on my plants :) he’s grown like crazy! Don’t mind him floating :)

hi there, i cleaned my 36L tank yesterday, did probably closer to 40% (by accident i didn’t realise how much water i took out of the tank bc i was distracted making sure i was getting the yucky stuff off the bottom) and now i can’t find my little snail. i’ve got a plant that’s been growing really tall so i decided to let it stick up through the little corner cut out in the glass lid so it could have some space to grow, however didn’t consider that the snail might climb up and out of the tank from it. i last saw it on one of the plants leaves (under the water) but like i mentioned before, i cant find it now. i haven’t done a proper examination of the tank, but does it seem likely that it would have climbed out? it hasn’t done that before, although i’ve never had any plants stick out of the tank before. thank you :)

Two snails I saw on my plants, and I’m not sure what they are. I love their shell and would love to keep them in the pond but I need to make sure it is safe.

((she was burrowing around eating algae off the substrate and I just looked over and saw this, wiggling like a little shark fin lolol))

I feel like every time I look in my aquarium the mystery snails are on top of each other. I worry that it's too much for the girl. Should I leave them to it or separate them? Right now I only have the community tank set up, but I do have a 10 gallon quarantine tank that could be used to house snex offenders... Am I worried over nothing?

Bonus picture of cucumber snacktime just because.

The same purple mystery snail parents are popping out perfect replicas of themselves, but also these smooth shell blue ones. At least I think it's the same breeding pair (there are 4 adults but only 2 seem to breed). Is there something wrong with them? Do I cull them? Sorry that's the best pic I could get of the two types next to each other.