swabby1214
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A couple of my snails are lying on there back with there bottoms up. I thought that maybe they were dead but they move when I mess with them, all of my water parameters are fine. Whats up?
Snails acting funny
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jaymz101
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Help! Ive fallen and I cant get up!!.
flip them back over. Several of the snail species we use cant right themselves when they fall.
It becomes a regular thing... wake up, feed the fish, right the snails, feed the dog, drive to work, drive home, feed the fish, right the snails, stare at tank, go to bed.......
flip them back over. Several of the snail species we use cant right themselves when they fall.
It becomes a regular thing... wake up, feed the fish, right the snails, feed the dog, drive to work, drive home, feed the fish, right the snails, stare at tank, go to bed.......
swabby1214
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Ok I hope thats it....
swabby1214
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Unfortunately the snails were dead.
swabby1214
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They had already been in the tank for a couple of months eating algea off the glass.
graveyardworm
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Do you have hermit crabs?
swabby1214
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Yes about 100+
graveyardworm
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The hermits are opportunists, and if they spot a snail stuck in the sand they can quickly dispatch it. The snail doesnt even have to be helpless they'll kill it any way. Hermits are more trouble than they're worth IMO.
swabby1214
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Well I heard that snails dont live but a couple of months, I dont know if that true or not but I have had them for about 4 months.
graveyardworm
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In the wild snails live for many years, it is improper care in our tanks which causes their early demise.
swabby1214
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My water parameters are good so maybe it was just something weird I dont know?
DiViNeLeFT
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out of my cleanup crew consisting of hermits, margarita, cerith, and nassarius snails... all the margaritas died within the first 2 months... the rest are all fine. i noticed if i caught them right when they were on their back and righted them they would be fine. if they were on their back for too long though either a fish or hermit would attack and they would eventually die... try the turbo snails for glass cleaning... i believe they can right themselves.
swabby1214
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I just ordered 175 nassarius snails they should be here sometime tomorrow morning.
graveyardworm
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Thats way too many nassarius, they are carion feeders. A small number can survive off scraps left over from fish feeding, but with that many you will need to dump in extra food to keep them healthy otherwise they will starve. I wouldnt put more than 10 in a tank with the footprint of a 90 gallon.
