RAMSHORN SNAIL (Species Spotlight)

Another video in "Species Spotlight" series. Today it is about another both loved and hated aquatic snail - Ramshorn Snail. For those of you guys who came here to learn more about this beautiful creature, I hope you'll find this video useful. Those of you that are trying to get rid of them, here is a video that may help:
• How to control AQUATIC...
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[@monikaschneidgenova8766]

That footage of beating heart is absolutely beautiful 🙂

[@RosieGalbally]

I agree... so adorable

[@beatadurackova8249]

I agree. I also liked it a lot ;-)

[@can4422]

are they can live in the 5lt bottle

[@bradroznovsky3015]

That leopard print is everything!

[@sprint-shorts]

So soothing watching snails in motion

[@undersurfacechannel]

psyhc01 Totally agree 😊👌🏻

[@can4422]

are they can live in the 5lt bottle

[@sststr]

Ramshorns will even lay eggsacks on the shells of other snails! LOL! I have a 20 gallon tank which I had been keeping some mystery snails in, but which also has ramshorns in it. I moved all the mystery snails out a while back, and now I can remove a hundred ramshorns a day, every day, and never seem to run out. It is insane. Luckily, my local fish store takes them all, mostly to use as food for their puffers and other snail-eating fish. To give you an idea of how crazy fast these suckers will reproduce if given the right conditions, in the past 12 months, out of just two tanks (40 and 20 gallons), I have delivered over 30,000 ramshorns to my LFS. Yes, THIRTY THOUSAND of them in 12 months, from just two tanks. It boggles the mind what these snails are capable of!

[@narwhal9852]

I love Ramshorn snails I keep them in all my tanks and I think they are necessary for a healthy ecosystem

[@undersurfacechannel]

They are for sure :)

[@byrguy1295]

I like how you use them as fish food, very smart.

[@undersurfacechannel]

@byr guy thank you :) yea, I think its the best way to reduce their population and still get some use of them :)

[@Veritas1980-Chill]

I've got a few in my outdoor pond, you can find them wild where I live :)

[@undersurfacechannel]

Magnus Veritas Sounds like another good reason to visit 😊👌🏻

[@can4422]

are they can live in the 5lt bottle

[@ayosmore2.0]

@@can4422 I believe a small cheap critter keeper would be better

[@ayunkhan2395]

I just had recieved 11 ramshorns in mail today. They were the size of a watermelon seed. Introduced them to my 66 gallon community tank. An hour later i could not find a single one specimen. My koi, cichlids, barbs, plecos and knifefish dined on them and the plants that came along in the mail. I filed a complaint to the seller that he sold me babies while he showed me pics of adult ramshorns. He said that i can get anything I want in compensation anytime i want for the amount I spent on the plants and snails. RIP Today is a sad day for me. I was so excited for my ramshorns😐

[@undersurfacechannel]

@Ayun Khan sorry to hear that mate... that sometimes happen when you have fish in the community tank that can eat those... Maybe try something bigger like apple snails :) I hope you will have bit more luck next time and happy fishkeeping! :)

[@ayunkhan2395]

@@undersurfacechannel Thank you. What a coincidence, I did order some Apple Snails after that incident. They came in today. So far so good. Ill check in on them a week later and see if they're doing well

[@undersurfacechannel]

@@ayunkhan2395 haha we think similarly :D what a coincidence... well, good luck with them buddy :)

[@shannonbrown6299]

Surely you knew that would happen?😂 the babies should of been put in a different container till they grew a bit, I don’t even own fish but even I know cichlids are aggressive fish😂🙈

[@miriamaschneidgenova9580]

Beautiful Snails ☺️🐌

[@undersurfacechannel]

M 44 Thank you 😊

[@wolfy1987]

Almost thought it was a bladder snail. Never seen one with the spotted shell like that

[@undersurfacechannel]

Yea there are many variations 😊

[@martingrudjensen517]

Looking good mate!

[@undersurfacechannel]

Martin Grud Jensen Cheers mate 😊👌🏻

[@VyvienneEaux]

I just feel bad for my snails. They keep reproducing and then dying off, so I have a bunch of teenage snail shells in my gravel

[@undersurfacechannel]

@Vivian Tristesse I have exactly the same in my older breeding tanks :) If they are dying young, it may be caused by lack of food or calcium in the aquarium :)

[@gustavoo3886]

@@undersurfacechannel how do i add calcium to my aquarium? and what do i feed the snailS? i have a snails only tank

[@JTCT371]

They are awesome....nothing cleans better.....just make sure theres not alot of excess food in the tank, then the ecosystem within your aquarium should cintrol their numbers. Having fish that hunt them is also a good idea. My Ruby Barbs definitely help to keep that control.

[@kamerad_marzuki3631]

The shell looks like their extinct Cephalopod cousin, Ammonite.

[@undersurfacechannel]

@YellowKamerad haha yea there are definitely some similarities :)

[@can4422]

are they can live in the 5lt bottle

[@mariaulvw]

love these snails!

[@undersurfacechannel]

Me too 😊 Actually have quite a few of them right now 😂😂

[@gohanis]

Very good video

[@undersurfacechannel]

Thank you very much 😊🙏🏻

[@unusualaquariumecosystems5805]

Nice video, I made a channel to show you can make low-maintenance, small planted aquariums out of glass bottles and I keep a few shrimp and snails in a glass drinks dispenser! I have a time lapse video of my snails moving around a small 1 gallon planted tank!

[@MegaMindyLou]

What is the largest one you’ve ever had? I am getting some very large ones now. Great video. I enjoyed it very much.

[@undersurfacechannel]

@Mega MindyLou I am getting few that are really big. Those in the video were juveniles :) and I am really glad you've enjoyed the video and hope to see you around :) Have a lovely day!

[@can4422]

are they can live in the 5lt bottle

[@MegaMindyLou]

Can Şengelen They reproduce very quickly. If they have clean fresh water they can live anywhere.

[@can4422]

@@MegaMindyLou thanks

[@envirommc7059]

I have had ramshorn since 2017 and have had a love / hate relationship with them. I started with 10 of them in my 8 gallon freshwater community tank. I didn’t mind, they were friendly and nice until one day there eggs were EVERYWHERE. They gave birth and whatever I done they wouldn’t go. It’s 3 years now and they are gone

[@undersurfacechannel]

I know that struggle exactly... I also have their eggs everywhere right now... but I am manually removing them and giving them to my friend for his puffers, so more I have, more food I can give or exchange... :D How did you got rid of them? :)

[@envirommc7059]

You get assassin snails on eBay for about $5 :)

[@snehapandey9107]

just put apple snail, it will eat ramshorn eggs

[@HippieJohn]

Very nice profile bro...✌

[@undersurfacechannel]

Thank you very much! Really appreciate your support :)

[@cuteaquarium8456]

👍

[@dax8753]

i have pink ones love them

[@undersurfacechannel]

Those are pretty cool too!

[@ajoyrod]

I know this video is a bit on the old side, but I have a question. I have mystery snails & my daughter has nerites as well as mystery snails. I have been looking at ramshorn snails as they are so small, cute, & colorful. I am wanting to get 1 or 2 for a couple of my smaller betta tanks where a mystery snail would out grow the tank. In my research I have discovered that ramshorn snails are asexual. That being said, my question is what is the minimum tank size required for 1 ramshorn snail? I have read & watched every available information source on them but no one has answered my question. They all say a 10 gallon for a group of "x" amount of snails, but I just want to put 1 in a 3 gallon tank with a female betta. Is that possible?

[@undersurfacechannel]

@ajoyrod General rule for majority of Fishkeepers is 1fish per 1liter here in Europe if we're talking about small fish like for example livebearers. So you can use the same ratio :) count how many fish/snails you want and multiply it with amount of liters. With betters I would go at least 5-10 liters per fish as they are territorial. With ramshorns I would not worry as they are relatively small and even clean your aquarium. So if we would follow the "rules" I would say 1 liter of water is minimum for 1 snail, although far from optimal. But to conclude it, whatever size tank you have with fish in, it is going to be enough for 1 ramshorn snail :) Hope that helps

[@aceinquisitive]

Could you do a video on a few color variations

[@undersurfacechannel]

I would love to but currently I do not work with so many variations

[@abfmkarin]

I finally got a clutch of eggs of the two that I have..I put them in a nano tank with some baby white cloud minnows.

[@gautamnagpal5684]

Whats that gravel is called ? I got that with my tank but don't know the name.

[@undersurfacechannel]

It is just regular aquarium sand 😊

[@KieronJonesx]

Getting some pink/red ramhorn snails next week.

[@undersurfacechannel]

Good luck with them :)

[@KieronJonesx]

@@undersurfacechannel Thanks had them about 3 weeks now they are so cool and very fun to watch

[@bogwater9166]

Can i put red ramshorn snails in my pond?

[@undersurfacechannel]

@itchimatsu Sure thing you can definitely do that :) they'll be great clean-up crew for you pond!

[@thehelpfulhobbyist5355]

Is it safe for axolotls and coldwater fish to eat Ramshorn snails?

[@undersurfacechannel]

Not 100% sure about this one but if you crack them I don't see a reason why they should not be :)

[@markadenielle1477]

we have pinkish white

[@undersurfacechannel]

Those are really cool as well :)

[@-CFate-]

Hi, will fish eat the snail eggs?

[@undersurfacechannel]

That depends on what kind of fish we are talking about :)

[@-CFate-]

@@undersurfacechannel A betta fish. Sorry for the late reply. Will a betta eat the eggs?

[@undersurfacechannel]

@@-CFate- Honestly I do not have experiences with keeping betta and snails together, but from what I've heard it may happen... :)

[@-CFate-]

Thank you. I'm keeping them together and it seems that the snail are reproducing. Again, Thank you. I really appreciate that you are replying.

[@ricardobernardo3095]

just buy a stinkpot turtle and snails go PUFF

[@undersurfacechannel]

@Ricardo Bernardo yea that is an option as well 😊😂