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June 27, 2020
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Aquatic Snails Time lapse of my apple snails �� ❤️

Time lapse of my apple snails �� ❤️

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:59 AM PDT

Giant ramshorn snail

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 10:21 PM PDT

I bought a albino alien

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 08:48 AM PDT

What do you feed your Rabbit Snails and how often?

Posted: 27 Jun 2020 02:53 AM PDT

I feed mine blanched cucumber and red pepper occasionally. I can't really feed him algea wafers because the Tetras in the tank eat the algea wafer and nip at him if he gets it first. I just wondered what other foods I could feed him, and also how often should he get fed?

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Black Devil Snail hasn't moved for days :(

Posted: 27 Jun 2020 02:47 AM PDT

I got a black devil snail just over a week ago to go in a tank with my betta, he's the same size as the betta so I assumed he wouldn't be considered dinner. He moved a bit at first but I haven't seen him move for maybe 3 or 4 days now. I thought maybe the betta could have been nipping at him so I moved him into a bigger tank with my rabbit snail and Tetras but still nothing.

Is it likely he's dead (he smells OK atm) or is it normal for them to hide up for a long time? I'm worried if he doesn't eat soon he'll die.

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Some of my snail babies.

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 04:54 PM PDT

can i feed my bladder snails very small pieces of blanched carrots

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:23 PM PDT

Urgent help needed!

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT

Photos, so you can see what's going on.

I'm a first time snail owner, and have two mystery snails - Hoover and Roomba. I bought them to be algae-eaters for my tank (hence the vacuum-themed names) and never thought I'd get so attached to them. Ironically, they are the sole tank occupants.

Here's the gist of things:

One of my two mystery snails has been tucked into his shell, upside down with his trapdoor shut for three full days. He hasn't budged, not even at night. Yesterday I was worried he might die overnight and contaminate the tank, so I removed him and put him in quarantine. He remained upside down overnight and all throughout today.

After work, I brought him home with me (the snails are my desk buddies at work) so he wouldn't stew in the tank all weekend if things took a turn for the worse.

The internet has, predictably, given me conflicting information. I'm pretty sure that he's alive (for the moment) because his trapdoor is shut and he is firmly tucked in his shell, not hanging out. Still, I'm not certain that he isn't dying, if not already dead.

When I took him home this evening, I noticed how much his shell has deteriorated- I don't know exactly when that started happening, because he likes to hide out in the shrimp tubes a lot and is generally less active than my other snail, so I just don't see him much. My first guess would have been water or calcium issues, but his tankmate, Hoover, is absolutely thriving- refuses to stop growing, has a healthy, strong shell, and cruises around the tank all day.

I need to know if my snail is dying- and if there's anything I can do to save him. Please, I really love this little guy and I will do anything.

If you need more details, here's a full timeline of events:

April: Ordered a blue mystery snail (Roomba). The site seemed pretty trustworthy, and had great customer service. I had previously ordered a freshwater pompom crab from them about a month earlier, which unfortunately died two days after arriving. I didn't think it was connected to the vendor, though.

I also had ordered a CPO crayfish with Roomba. The CPO is doing great, and has never had any issues (except maybe with intelligence).

Early May: Roomba grew a little, but not much. He just seemed to stop. I thought maybe he wasn't getting enough food (Hoover is a known glutton). When I tried feeding them a little extra, the tank ended up with a detritus worm infestation. This is when things really started to go downhill for Roomba.

I got the worms cleared up (I'm 100% sure they were detritus worms and not parasites). The tank recovered. Roomba became a little less active, but I wasn't worried. Throughout this, Hoover behaved normally, and I monitored the water very closely, testing it up to twice a day for a couple weeks. All of the substrate was removed for the time being.

Late May: I had to move to a new desk at work, ergo the tank had to move with me. I was concerned the move and change in environment would stress the snails, because the new area is a lot more open, as well as busier and noisier. Roomba seemed okay for a couple of days, and then started floating- like, all the time. Hoover was not in the least bit bothered.

A friend assured me that Roomba wasn't sick or dying, just unhappy with the water conditions. I couldn't find anything wrong, so I settled for changing out the water. Again, Hoover was totally fine, but Roomba kept floating at the surface for several days.

Two-ish weeks ago: Roomba stopped floating, and spent a lot of time clinging to the walls. He's generally much less active than Hoover, so I thought he was returning to normal and just needed to adjust to the new location. Roomba started hiding in the shrimp tubes most of the time, or sleeping in his shell on the tank wall. Things seemed okay.

This week: Roomba spent most of his time in his shell at the bottom of the tank, but not completely pulled in- just seemed like he was choosing to rest there instead of his usual spots. On Wednesday, he pulled into his shell completely, and was upside down on his back. I let him do his thing, because snails.

On Thursday, I was worried, and moved him out of the tank. Overnight he didn't move. All day Friday (today) he didn't move. I brought him home.

I have him set up in quarantine but he doesn't react to being touched/handled, removed from the water, or anything else. Trapdoor is shut, and I only noticed how awful his shell looks now that I've seen him up close. I have no idea when he started really physically deteriorating- Hoover is still fine, so I don't think it's the water chemistry or nutrition. He's had plenty of opportunities to eat but I suspect he hasn't for maybe a week.

Part of me wonders if he was ever really healthy to begin with when I bought him. The crab obviously wasn't, but like I said, the CPO is doing great, so I'm hesitant to blame the vendor. At the same time, Roomba never really came out of his shell, so to speak. He's really shy, easily scared into hiding, and stopped growing a lot earlier than I expected. As a general rule he's a lot less active and spends a lot of time sleeping and hiding. Maybe he was always sickly, and it's just catching up to him, but I feel like this is my fault. I feel like I've failed him. I need to make this right, and I'll do anything I can to help him.

So far I've tried putting out food and putting a lukewarm microwave heating pad under his quarantine tank to make sure he wasn't hibernating because of temperature. The tank temp is the same as it has been all winter and spring, but who knows. There's also no foot smell- he smells like a snail, I guess? It's not a strong or rancid smell.

I'm happy to give more details and answer any questions. I really, really, want to save Roomba if he's still alive, and can still be saved.

Note on the album title: I use humor to cope, like many of us do. I'm not making light.

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Need help identifying this snail

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 11:24 PM PDT

Someone sold it as a Tylomelania Sp. (Mini Yellow Rabbit snails) but I doubt it.

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Standing tall above it’s peers! ��

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 10:29 AM PDT

Mystery snabies time lapse

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 01:10 PM PDT

My baby ape snails already ate 3 pieces of cucumber. Where is all that food going?!

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:44 AM PDT

I PUNCHED MY MYSTERY SNAIL CLUTCH! I think they might live? A few crawled out and are moving.

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 11:16 AM PDT

What kind of snail is this?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 10:53 AM PDT

What exactly do I feed my mystery/apple snails?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 12:23 PM PDT

I want to set a plan for what I'm gonna feed but google is giving me mixed results.

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It's been 4 months since I raised them (yes, they're siblings). If they mate with each other will the offsprings have different colors?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:17 AM PDT

Separate tanks?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 08:55 AM PDT

I have quite a few mystery snails, I love them. I just received a bunch new ones but don't know the sex of the new ones.

Does it matter?

I have no intention of breeding them but want to split them between my tanks. Do you think there genders matter or just put them in and scrape off any eggs that show up?

Are there any reasons beyond reproduction to split them?

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How to sell snails?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:21 AM PDT

My blue ramshorn snail laid eggs a while ago, now I have 40-50 baby snails, all blue or blue with spots. Is it possible to sell them, as I don't have room for all of them. Where can you sell them, and how do you go about shipping?

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Shell Erosion?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:18 AM PDT

Two clutches, 10 gallons

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 08:31 AM PDT

Uhh yeah, I have nowhere to put this many mystery snails. Any advice on what to do with them? Killing them will leave a bad taste in my mouth. Is there a way to turn the eggs into food for other stuff? Where could I sell them once they hatch?

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Mystery’s shells looking rough.. more info in comments

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 08:10 AM PDT

Can I weigh my mystery snail?

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 06:09 AM PDT

I know that the snail will survive for a short time out of water. I just wanted to know if anyone else in the subreddit has ever wondered about how chunky their snail gets after a meal

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My experience with snails and ammonia

Posted: 26 Jun 2020 09:47 AM PDT

I hope someone can benefit from this information so I thought I'd share.

The day before yesterday I noticed that all the snails in my ~2 month old mystery-only tank were hanging out on the bottom with their feet curled. When their behavior hadn't changed in 24 hours I started getting worried. A quick trip to the store for an ammonia test showed a reading of .25 ppm - the first step up from zero. Anything other than 0 is considered unsafe, but in the scheme of things not off the charts. I've read conflicting info on snails and ammonia - some say they are super sensitive, others that they are relatively hardy. The behavior I was seeing indicated that it was the first. I did a 50% water change to get the reading back down to 0, added some gravel from my well-establish tank to the filter media bag, and crossed my fingers. Today they are back to normal. Which brings me to how we got here in a cycled, planted tank:

1) I had been doing weekly 40% water changes in an effort to keep the bioload under control because snails are PIGS, and deep vacuuming the gravel every time. I've been noticing bacteria blooms (cloudy water) lately which is a pretty good indicator that something is getting out of whack.

2) I recently rinsed the filter and filter media in tap water. Whoops. My other tank has an under gravel filter so I hadn't even thought about this being an issue (which it is - chlorinated tap water can kill all those beneficial bacteria).

3) I replaced the filter recently with cut to fit material and PUT IT IN BACKWARDS (see note above re: clueless about standard filters). This lack of proper filtration certainly did not help matters.

4) I've likely been over feeding them because they love their snello and I'm a pushover.

Needless to say I've learned a lot from this experience and have a list of things NOT to do :).

TL;DR snails showed sensitivity to ammonia in their water by becoming lethargic. Ammonia build up likely caused by several missteps that screwed with beneficial bacteria. Learn from my mistakes.

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