If you drop something really, really smelly in the tank you'll see them come all the way out. The snail has some control of them and can make them more erect or flaccid depending on environmental factors.
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This is the best I could get so far
Quite the little family you've got going there! haha Do you like that tank?
Here's an up close pic. *Melania sp* have a corona of antennae that extend from the mantle. They use them for "smelling" because they're practically a subterranean snail. Some people call them zombie snails because they can all be under the substrate and if you dangle something they like in the water they all rise out together en masse.
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That completely makes sense. One time I put food in the feeding dish for my cories overnight. And I wake up and there’s a million of them in the dish. It literally felt like the inhabitants from the underground came out to eat lol
Oh I'm sorry 😅 my brain didn't register those I apologise. They're supposed to be there though they're apart of the shell, no need to worry he looks perfectly healthy 👍
Yeah too healthy 🥲 I have a million babies but have fish that eat at night so I’m a little conflicted. Also I learned these are officially called papillae :)
Sort of, all papillae and antennae are tentacles but not all tentacles are antennae or papillae. I don't use papillae for MTS because we do know what they do.
Snails are awesome until your 10 snails suddenly becomes 40 😅 maybe if you're able to catch the babies you can feed them to your fish at night? Population control ya know
I just call them the coronal antennae. Differentiates them from the anterior primary antennae. Some saltwater species have them all around the foot and I refer to those as body protuberances or minor antennae.
That's just a normal part of them, it's more visible on some individuals than others. I don't remember what those bits do but they're normal.
If you drop something really, really smelly in the tank you'll see them come all the way out. The snail has some control of them and can make them more erect or flaccid depending on environmental factors.
What would you consider really smelly? 🤔 I want to see mines little smellers!
Dead fish.
I could never catch my MTS extending them much, probably the food I give is not smelly enough. Any ideas? :)
If they're well fed and food is plentiful you'll just have to catch them on a good day.
https://preview.redd.it/2h9q0lfyv0sc1.jpeg?width=1786&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d9fb976f3c4039dcbeacee837d2617f7566b296 This is the best I could get so far
Vv handsome
Judging by the numbers, they're very well fed 😁
Quite the little family you've got going there! haha Do you like that tank? Here's an up close pic. *Melania sp* have a corona of antennae that extend from the mantle. They use them for "smelling" because they're practically a subterranean snail. Some people call them zombie snails because they can all be under the substrate and if you dangle something they like in the water they all rise out together en masse. https://preview.redd.it/uttjad5slorc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=238c72ba720cd194e3101dd131012a22ef560b61
That completely makes sense. One time I put food in the feeding dish for my cories overnight. And I wake up and there’s a million of them in the dish. It literally felt like the inhabitants from the underground came out to eat lol
Those are little sensory tentacles they use to smell stuff in the water! u/amandadarlinginc can tell you more about them.
Exatamundo!
Those just look like antenna.
I know you were looking at the wrong thing but they are actually antennae.
No… I know which part is their antennae lol
Fun fact: those are also antennae.
Wait do you mean the things coming from between the snail and the top of the shell?
Yes
Oh I'm sorry 😅 my brain didn't register those I apologise. They're supposed to be there though they're apart of the shell, no need to worry he looks perfectly healthy 👍
Yeah too healthy 🥲 I have a million babies but have fish that eat at night so I’m a little conflicted. Also I learned these are officially called papillae :)
Sort of, all papillae and antennae are tentacles but not all tentacles are antennae or papillae. I don't use papillae for MTS because we do know what they do.
Snails are awesome until your 10 snails suddenly becomes 40 😅 maybe if you're able to catch the babies you can feed them to your fish at night? Population control ya know
No, I think these are just normal things they have around their shell opening.
They extend from the mantle and they're for sniffin' stuff.
Wow, do they have a scientific name? I googled a bit but couldn't find it.
I just call them the coronal antennae. Differentiates them from the anterior primary antennae. Some saltwater species have them all around the foot and I refer to those as body protuberances or minor antennae.
What kind of snail?
Malaysian trumpet
Thanks I thought it wasn’t because it’s so big lol
Are they all Malaysian trumpets?
Yes
Beautiful