r/AquaticSnails • u/TheRantingFish • 25d ago

HALT! If you see a creature evolving push it back in (gently!) Video

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u/Frosty_Chipmunk1681 25d ago

How can snails be so adorable

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u/Evil_Sharkey 23d ago

It’s those little mouths and their silly little eye stalks

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u/Lawfuluser 25d ago

Usually with my nerites I can just slide them around, they know they aren’t in danger and just kind of chill if I pick them up lol

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u/TheRantingFish 25d ago

The amount of times I got nerites out of a dangerous situation they climbed to is insane! They are always so wacky climbing onto plant stems knowing full well they can’t flip over after they fall.

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u/julzfoolz 24d ago

my snails completely rearranged my tank. i absolutely love watching them climb to the top of the plant and watch them graciously fall on the floor of the aquarium. hilarious pets to have!

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u/Lawfuluser 24d ago

Some of mine will go to the top of the glass and then detach and free fall lol, sometimes I’ll just hear a clank and see one on the bottom of my tank

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u/Lawfuluser 25d ago

I found mine in my filter, twice

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u/hideawaybones 24d ago

i am always righting my horned nerites 😭

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u/jalzyr 24d ago

The only thing my horned nerites do, other than eat, is attempt to fornicate. Excessively. My others don’t do this.

Wonder where they got their name?

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u/hoy394 24d ago

Its not evolving, its eating. Ahaha

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u/Internal_Video_9861 25d ago

This made me laugh so hard 😂

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u/UserCannotBeVerified 24d ago

Oh my days your voice sounds like an animation I love everything about this video! 🤗

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u/jalzyr 24d ago edited 24d ago

https://preview.redd.it/8avxubkmwv7e1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abd9d054ef83f1a7752abaa91e69e3c2b00dc2c8

I walked into the dining room and saw this.

This was when I first got my 2 Mysteries. The water level is now kept 2” from the rim.

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u/Camaschrist 24d ago

My Nerites are boring. They are cool and I love them but mine rarely go above 6”, one is always underground. I thought it was a mystery at first with how it’s acting. My mysteries did all kinds of these antics. Scrapping their radula on me any chance they got.

Edit: LOL it is a mystery. I didn’t wait til the end and I thought it was a nerite from other comments. I’m way too impatient but I truly thought I went to the end.

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u/Denace86 24d ago

I like to leave them up there. I think they enjoy the buildup of mineral/plant matter along the water line. Mine goes up there daily but has never gone any higher

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u/TheRantingFish 24d ago

I believe he’s gotten bored of the 6gal and is yearning for MORE

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u/MerrowSiren 23d ago

Mine like to eat, and eat, and eat. Then I have one blue mystery and she loves paranailing. The other ones will learn when they get bigger.

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u/Echolmmediate5251 23d ago

I need to know if you wore a fedora in high school 😂

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u/Single-Win-7959 23d ago

He had one on while recording

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u/ratparty5000 24d ago

This has left me howling 😂

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u/hereforthesportsball 24d ago

“Mmm human”

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u/TheRantingFish 24d ago

He always does this..

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u/elizaroberts 24d ago

I thought when they do that it’s bc they’re looking for a place to lay their eggs

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u/TheRantingFish 24d ago

:0 I thought the white one was the female cuz I thought I saw its smhenis inside of his shell!

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u/MerrowSiren 23d ago

Let me know if you have snabies to sell!

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u/blightfaerie 23d ago

I have a pencil dedicated to pushing back in shrimp and snails that try to escape lol

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u/Ambitious_Toe_4357 23d ago

Imagine having to spend days scaling a glass wall while carrying a home on your back only to have something knock you back into the watery prison you're trying to escape. Your only option is to start the climb all over again.

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u/Shin_Rekkoha 23d ago

My Mystery Snails would always comfortably climb above the water line and chill for a bit before dropping off the side and crashing back down onto my poor plants. It was like they were taking little air baths. If I ever keep them again, I will select different plants that can withstand snail canonball attacks.

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u/MapInteresting2110 23d ago

I WILL NOT ENCOURAGE THIS TOMFOOLERY! 🤣 Bruh I'm dieing.

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u/PansexualGrownAssMan 23d ago

my mystery snail goes on walkabouts regularly. when i go on vacation, i alway warn the pet sitters to keep an eye out around the floor around the tank, in case he's out exploring.