Baby snail!

[Pati O’Pond]

So just a few minutes ago, I was gazing lovingly into my container pond, as one does and I noticed something round moving. This tiny snail must have come as an egg with who knows how many siblings on the camboba I bought last month! Is my tiny pond in danger of being inundated with snail babies?! What kind is that?

 

[Stephen Noble]

It looks like a Physella acuta called a 'Bladder Snail' but with the image's resolution it is difficult to be sure. How big is your container pond and how many plants/fish do you have?

 

[addy1]

Have plants, a pond snails will come! I put trap door snails in our ponds, some are gulf ball size now.

And a bunch of other snails have show up.

 

[rubyduby]

I originally put 10 Japanese Trapdoor snails in my pond but wound up with a slew of different kinds probably brought in on plants so I added Assassin snails and they have brought it down to a manageable amount. Just my experience so far....

 

[Pati O’Pond]

It looks like a Physella acuta called a 'Bladder Snail' but with the image's resolution it is difficult to be sure. How big is your container pond and how many plants/fish do you have?

It’s about 5 gallons and I have 3 plant species; small duckweed, camboba Carolinia, and an iris versicolor. Thank you for your expertise! Am I wrong to be excited?

 

[Pati O’Pond]

Have plants, a pond snails will come! I put trap door snails in our ponds, some are gulf ball size now.

And a bunch of other snails have show up.

So cool! I think I’ve seen photos of them with algae growing on them! Adorable!

 

[Pati O’Pond]

I originally put 10 Japanese Trapdoor snails in my pond but wound up with a slew of different kinds probably brought in on plants so I added Assassin snails and they have brought it down to a manageable amount. Just my experience so far....

Assassin snails, that sounds so adorably deadly!