clownwithcoral Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hi guys. I had a snail which I'm pretty sure is dead by now. I have tried every way possible trying to find it but can't. I was wondering what will this do to my tank, it's a 10 gallon tank Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 It will do nothing. Buy a new snail and move on with life Link to comment
nystang Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If it is a well established tank nothing will happen but if it is a tank right after cycling, then your ammonia may go up slightly. If you have crabs or shrimps they will eat most of it so nothing will happen. There are a few factors. Link to comment
clownwithcoral Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm sure it's stuck in between my rocks and I'm scared my shrimp and crab won't be able to reach it Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Copepods, amphipods and bristle worms will clean it up in no time Link to comment
Thornchase Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 You sure its not on the floor somewhere? lol but no really I have a snail get killed and it was gone in a day or so from the others eating it Link to comment
patbrassil Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I had a similar problem as you once. I had two ceriths i hadn't seen in about a week ( I was guilty of throwing them in there a tad bit before my cycle was completely finished ) but they eventually popped up. Even so, the bioload of a dead snail most likely will not have that great of an effect on your system. You may have a small spike, but nothing a couple small water changes won't fix. Link to comment
JoelRHale Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I just saw my Trochus Snail which is a bit bigger than a golf ball for the first time since November. It could still be alive and well. Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Um, what kind of snail is it? Some snails bury themselves in the sand. Link to comment
clownwithcoral Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Local fish store told me sand snail so that would make sense. No way I'm digging through my sand to find out if he's dead. Hopefully it's still alive doing good. I bought two. One died and one missing Link to comment
banshee Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 What's going on with your tank that snails are dying? Are your params good? I have 8 snails and they're all still kicking even with 7 hermits that try to steal their shells. Link to comment
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