Do you know the snails ?

Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 15:16 Written by Camu Monday, 02 June 2008 21:26

As I still have not received my plants, I am amused to take photos of snails. As they are the only occupant of the tray, I did not have much choice either.

First Planorbis corneus (great ramshorn, ramshorn snail, trumpet shell) :

He is a very helpful snail because it will eat the extra food left by the other inhabitants of the tank.

Now Melanoides tuberculatus (malaysian trumpet snail) :

He is also useful because he will "aerate" the soil. In fact he spends most of his time in the soil of the tank. It comes out when the light is off (or just before).

As usual more photos are visible in the gallery.