[Waterman]

I've been having some problem with new leaves on my plants looking like they've been eaten. Just as my anubias was sprouting a new leaf it would seem to get eaten. I was starting to think it was my algae eater but while re planting my tank I found a bunch of these snails living in my sand bed. They are virtually never seen in my tank but I found a tone of them in the sand. Does anyone know anything about them and how to get rid of them? I had some snails before but my clown loaches did a great job of devouring them, all but these I guess.

Thanks for the help

 

[Waterman]

That's what I thought, trumpet snails, but it was a mystery as to why my plants were getting munched so I thought perhaps they were something else. I've reduced the population by quite a bit so I'll see how the plants respond. There sure was a tone of them in my sand bed.

Thanks for the advice! If the munching persists I'll try the assassin snails.

 

[Waterman]

Thanks for the added input.

I did a bunch of pruning, should have taken a few pics beforehand but anyway. It was always only the new growth that seemed to get munched but that said, could it have been a nutrient deficiency? After reducing the population of snails I now have several new leaves that are coming in normally but I've also been on top of my additions lately as well. I switched from Seachem ferts to the PPS Pro system and after a bit of a shaky start my tanks have settled in. All plant growth is much better.

 

[Waterman]

So, once again, as the new leaves were developing this is what I end up with overnight. This is a new leaf, was just opening yesterday and looking completely normal. When the lights came on today, this is how it looks.
What leads me to the trumpet snails is that the damage always happens overnight but that could just be a coincidence. Could it be my Chinese algae eater? He's quite large, 4 inches plus.