UCLA.irie Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I just noticed one of my astraea snails submerge underneath the LS.... is this normal? Thanks Link to comment
circusordie16 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 ive never seen mine do it but i guess it could happen. you sure its an astrea? mine always glide over the top of the sand and spend most of their time on the rocks. Link to comment
dara Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I used to have a more coarse crushed coral substrate and my astrea had no problem gliding over it. Now, I have fairly fine sand in a new aquarium, and it tends to get stuck when trying to cross the sand and yesterday I had to rescue it and put it on the rocks. I'm not sure the burrowing is normal, it may be stuck. (But having just started using fine live sand, I might just have over reacted when I saw it struggling.) I am pretty sure they are not considered sand sifters. Link to comment
UCLA.irie Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Thanks... Its strange, he is doing it again today... guess I will just pull him out again. It could be the fineness of the sand, but he usually seems to cross the sand with no effort. Link to comment
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