Doc4PC2 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 In my new tank, I found this very tiny snail today attached to the glass, just having a good old time. It is a new tank, and I scrub and clean everything before it goes in the tank with RO water. Nothing and I mean nothing gets into the tank without a scrubbing and cleaning with the RO water. I have no idea how it got in the tank. After all it is a new tank. Even when I added the substrate, I cleaned the crap out of it. I washed, stirred, rinsed, It about 50 times. The water was pure clear and clean. I have no idea if it could have survived in the substrate in the first place. It is just inert black gravel, and the bottom layer is black moon sand that I also washed, cleaned, rinsed, stirred, etc. There is nothing in the tank, that the little thing could come from. The whole thing really took me by surprise. The snail is alive and well. It looks like a typical normal snail. Any ideas on how it could have gotten in my tank. I went over every inch of the tank to see if there were anymore and did not find anymore. I checked all of my tanks and not a single one. Only the one I found today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 plants. snail eggs hide in moss or a single egg or new hatched could have hitched a ride on a net or something else used in the tank. ive had it happen many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty1776 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yeah cross contamination is difficult to keep under control. I had this happen to me in my newest 10 gal. I use a turkey baster to nudge off the glass then i suck em up and squirt it in the toilet with a grin. Eventually i got em all and havent seen any for quite some time. You gotta be diligent in ridding those suckers though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 There is no way, there isn't any moss in there yet, there isn't anything in there, because it is brand new, and nothing in the tank yet, that it could have hid in, and even if it did, it would have never survived my cleaning method. The whole thing is still very strange to me. I have also heard, that once you have one, you will then never be able to get rid of them. I sure hope that is not true. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art by Stef* Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Natural part of aquaria. Shrimp, snails-it's all good. Anything natural you put in the tank will contain microscopic critters. Snails are one of the first things that show up in just a cup of water set outside too long. (along with mosquitoes) The only fool proof way is plastic plants and phony colored gravel, and you may still get them. Has to be accepted in this hobby or you'll go loopy Just keep the population in check the best you can. -Stef* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art by Stef* Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Oh, and just to prepare you...the worms come next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 +1 to what Stef said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 All kinds of strange things pop up in shrimp tanks. It is amazing to think those things are in all tanks but fish keep their numbers in check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Okay, good stuff to know, because I had no idea. It just blew my mind. Maybe if it hadn't been a brand new tank with nothing in it, I could accept that. I guess I will be on the lookout for them and other critters. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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