I’ve never seen this before in my tank. It’s not an empty snail shell, it is flat and has the thickness of a nail. I wonder what it is ?
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Yeah, it looks like a snail's operculum.I don’t know the name but it comes off the tail of snails as they grow. That piece I believe protects them when they retract into their shell. Seals them inside if that makes sense…
I don’t know the name but it comes off the tail of snails as they grow. That piece I believe protects them when they retract into their shell. Seals them inside if that makes sense…
Yeah, it looks like a snail's operculum.
Leave it be…I learn something every day ! Is this useful to any tank inhabitant or should I just discard it ?
No use to any inhabitants that I’m aware ofI learn something every day ! Is this useful to any tank inhabitant or should I just discard it ?