I have an established FOWLR tank that has 10 fish and numerous blue legged hermits and serpent stars all from the Florida Keys. I keep trying to add a few astria snails and they only live a day or two. Can't figure out what is causing just them to suffer???? I am setting up my larger tank very shortly in which I previously had a full reef system in which my snails actually tried to breed. Used to look like I spilled a gallon of milk in the tank every few months. Please help!
Astria snails keep dying quick
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Bogue Chitto
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The water might be too warm, all I can think of.
Thought about that, but the tank only has 4 t-5 running right now and the temp is pretty cool. In addition, I have a big rubbermade container outside my house curing my old marshall island live rock and I added a couple hundred snails to it and only a very small number have perished over the last month, and its been over 90 outside every day.
Bogue Chitto
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Well, all I can say is it must be something in your water, maybe phosphates or nitrates. Check your parameters and see if something is out of wack. I know how frustrating it can be.
BlueRoofTang
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I realize you said you collected some, but something I noticed, buying them...
The times I have bought them and the shells were really clean and white, they often had a high rate of death. I suspect some people in the supply chain are bleaching them before selling...and it takes a few days to kill them. Some survive and some don't.
The times I have bought them and the shells were really clean and white, they often had a high rate of death. I suspect some people in the supply chain are bleaching them before selling...and it takes a few days to kill them. Some survive and some don't.
Naterade86
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Could be the crabs if they have no food
Naterade86
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Or perhaps there isn't adaquate food for them and they are starving.
