Patent ID: 8025031

Claim:
An aquarium snail collection system, comprising: an aquarium having a substrate and a snail collector located on the substrate, the collector comprising a planar base portion and a bait containment portion, the planar base portion defining an outer perimeter and the bait containment portion comprising at least one substantially continuous and substantially permeable sidewall, the sidewall located inwardly a distance from the outer perimeter and extending upwardly from a central portion of the base, thereby defining an inner perimeter on the planar base, wherein an upper portion of the bait containment portion contains an aperture to permit unobstructed access to the bait cavity and to prevent air from being trapped within the collector; wherein snails located with the aquarium that are attracted to bait located within the bait containment portion can reside between the outer and inner perimeters of the base portion such that by lifting the snail collector from the substrate, the snails are removed from the aquarium absent being trapped by any encasing structure.