It’s only about 3mm big! The only snails I saw in with the shrimp at the shop were nerite snails, but he looks more like a rabbit snail! I hope I didn’t hoover up anymore as I did a water change yesterday
Baby snail appeared
Anyone know what this is? Has my single miniature rabbit snail laid an egg and it’s hatched already? Or did it come with the shrimp 
It’s only about 3mm big! The only snails I saw in with the shrimp at the shop were nerite snails, but he looks more like a rabbit snail!
I hope I didn’t hoover up anymore as I did a water change yesterday
It’s only about 3mm big! The only snails I saw in with the shrimp at the shop were nerite snails, but he looks more like a rabbit snail! I hope I didn’t hoover up anymore as I did a water change yesterday
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Hmmm…difficult to tell but it doesn’t look quite right shell for a Sulawesi. You can see their distinctive body shape and colour from tiny (I have new babies appearing most weeks). An individual can produce live young (not eggs) because they hold onto the young internally for a looooong time.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.
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See now I’m wondering if the snail I already have is what I was sold it as! They were advertised as mini golden rabbit snails, they told me they were all young and would colour up and get no bigger than 1 and half inches (I wanted a big one but was worried about the size of them with my tank size!). I’ve added a pic of my snail top and underneath, and I’ve got a bit of a better pic of the new guy- hard when it’s so tiny! He moves the same as my rabbit snail, body moved forward then arches as he pulls his shell to catch up.
I’ve found the snail mine should be and it’s very golden, mine is pretty much black!
I’ve found the snail mine should be and it’s very golden, mine is pretty much black!
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It does kinda look like a rabbit snail.
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When you zoom in, yes it’s a black variant of a Sulawesi (mine are the standard yellow). My baby ones have smoother, more elongated shells.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.
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It took quite a lot of waiting for that side shot of him 
Even my original snail hasn’t got a very elongated shell, it’s not that much longer than it is wide. Lost the little guy already, he covered a lot of area quickly. The shrimp disappear a lot too! Haven’t seen the one carrying eggs all day, hope she’s okay.
Even my original snail hasn’t got a very elongated shell, it’s not that much longer than it is wide. Lost the little guy already, he covered a lot of area quickly. The shrimp disappear a lot too! Haven’t seen the one carrying eggs all day, hope she’s okay.
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Yeah, looks like a ramshorn.
240L Fluval Roma with Oase 600 Biomaster: 1 German red bristlenose, 4 male cherry barbs, 6 standard rummynose, 3 golden rummynose tetra, 9 emperor tetra, 14 cardinal tetra, 2 hengeli rasbora, 3 nerite snails, 1 adult Sulawesi snail and multiple juveniles continually appearing.
Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
Fish fiend since October 2017.
Parameters: gH2, kH1, pH7.4 (tap).
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They can live in ponds can’t they, I might kick him out if I see him again and put him in the small wildlife pond I have.