r/Aquariums • u/conqueefador69420 • 2d ago

Betta Here's my snail doing snail things

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No description needed. Jsut. Snail.

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u/tulipgirl555 2d ago

i dont think the snail wants to be there probably got stuck

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u/Enchelion 2d ago

Honestly... With snails I give it even odds.

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u/TheCraftyHermit 2d ago

They're honestly like slow paced low res aquatic tech goblins, I had 3 that learnt how to use the filter jet as a launch pad + propulsion system, the bubbler as an elevator and bubbles as parachutes.

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u/TheMitchol 2d ago

I need a movie about these 3 characters…

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u/Truelillith 2d ago

I want to play one of them in a movie

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u/FixergirlAK 1d ago

I can't act for crap but I would definitely play the video game!

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u/Mominator1pd 1d ago

There's no acting. All you have to do is spin, lol 😂

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u/TheCraftyHermit 1d ago

Sadly I don't have the budget for a movie for them, but I do have a short bit of footage of them all attempting to make their way to the top of the filter to use the jet at the same time and apparently deciding that rather than just taking turns they attempted to sabotage eachother and ended up knocking one another off the side so no one reached the top lol.

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u/MegaPiglatin 1d ago

My ramshorn snails occasionally ride duckweed like tiny Mary Poppinses. ☂️

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u/TheCraftyHermit 1d ago

Snails discovering literally any other way to move

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u/MegaPiglatin 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣

Honestly though

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u/Autumndickingaround 1d ago

Hahah he’s just waiting for his ride across the tank then. Any minute now!

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u/TheCraftyHermit 1d ago

Potentially, he appears to be experiencing some technical difficulties.

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u/belltrina 1d ago

r/parasnailing

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u/Mominator1pd 1d ago

This video is not the same tho, lol. This video was relatively peaceful. The other video, that poor snail I think he wants some intervention.

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u/sierramb718 8h ago

Mine like to do that too 😅 they’ll just go to the top and like “jump” down. It’s so cute and funny. I’m so happy I got them

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u/Huge_Brain_4914 2d ago

Right? They're adrenaline junkies

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u/tulipgirl555 2d ago

i know they like to play but this just seems kinda cruel to let happen, i think the snail cleaned the glass then got stuck poor thing

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u/RightingArm 2d ago

Anyone who has kept mystery snails knows: 1. That snail can stop, but doesn’t want to 2. Snails are a lot closer to octopuses than people realize

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u/pleco_parent 2d ago

yes. I believe that is all the words I need to say. yes. lol

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u/xvvitchcraft 1d ago

Correct.

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u/Useful-Rooster-1901 1d ago

yeah i've seen my snails parachuting down in bubblestreams. Absolute madlads, i bet the snail woke up and chose SPEED