Snails too!

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I noticed in addition to my baby fish I now have some snails in my pond. I only see two right now. I don’t know where they came from. What kind are they? Is this bad or good?

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That picture is not all that clear (at least not for me) but those look very similar to the big eared pond snails that showed up in my pond. Most likely they came to your pond in the form of eggs, attached to some new plant. You also may have brought in juvenile snails that way.

I have never minded my snails. They make it harder to clean because I try to be careful not to crush them or suck them into the vacuum, but that's just me. I think they're very cute. They have fat little antennae that almost look like bunny or cat ears.

Whether or not it's a good or bad thing, I don't know. Sometimes I feel like they get in the way, and they can be annoying about laying eggs on plants. But they can grow pretty large (large enough to see easily, at least) and are cute, so I like watching them. They disappear over winter and reappear every year in the spring.
 
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even when you click on it? Just trying to figure this out.
Sorry, I expressed myself poorly! The quality of the picture is good, but I am having trouble making out heads or tails of those snails. I can't tell where one snail ends and the other begins. I am just confused as to what the heck the snails are doing in the picture.
 

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