disaster999 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 i have 10 snails in my 14 gal tank. they've been in there for a month now and are pretty happy. roaming around the tank, doing an ok job cleaning. so few days ago, i find myself with a turned over snail. upright him and thought nothing about it. looked at it the next day. the snail was right where i left him. he didnt move. same thing another day later. i tried sticking him to the glass, he did stick, then a few mins later, i find him on his back again. he died 2-3 days after that. then another snail have the same symptom. he was on his back, flipped him...didnt move much, but moved more than the first one. i tested my water, ammonia 0 nitrite, dont have test for that nitrate, 5ppm ph 8.2-8.4 temp is 78-80 what could cause them to die off like that? Link to comment
seahorsejl Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 What type of snails are these? Is they are Astreas, they can not flip themselves over on their own. It is possible the first one starved itself to near death (though being flipped over for a day or two shouldn't be bad). One thing to maybe test for is copper. That will harm/kill invertebrates. Link to comment
supreme_spork Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 a month is within the window for death due to acclimation problems (e.g., osmotic shock)... Link to comment
disaster999 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 one of them is an Astreas, the other one are these Link to comment
Audioadict Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 They look like margarita snails, which iv'e heard are colder water, and don't do well in captive water. Link to comment
seahorsejl Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 They look like margarita snails, which iv'e heard are colder water, and don't do well in captive water. Yep .. they like cooler waters and don't last long in warm water. Link to comment
disaster999 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 you know what that means...my LFS sucks....what am i gonna do with the other 4 margarita snails? Link to comment
Audioadict Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hope for the best. Or bring them back to the store. Then, only buy astrea snails. Link to comment
dvlax40 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 they look like mexicn turbos ya doinks Link to comment
Audioadict Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Look being the key word here. They are margarita snails. ya doink. Link to comment
dvlax40 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 how so? what proof do you have Link to comment
tubatime1010 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I have 2 margarita snails in my 12g and they seem to be doingdoing quite well. They've been in there for around 3 months. I only got them because the site I used was out of Astreas and called me when I was in a hurry "Huh....Margarita? Reef safe? Cool. OK. Thanks." *click* lol Link to comment
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