acclimating snails

[angelofdeath132]

how did everyone acclimate their snails? i had 10 turbo snails at one time and i don't know if i didn't acclimate them right or what but all 10 died within a 2 week period. any help before i get a new batch would be greatly appreciated!! going to try astrea snails this time. also, how are bumblebee snails in the aquarium?

 

[fishfood]

I usually put anything i get in a bucket and drip tank water in slowly. I only do it for about half an hour to an hour for snails and fish or until the water in the bucket is about 3-4 inches deep in a 5 gal bucket and was only about 1 inch to start. For my stars i did this for about 5 hours each or until the bucket is nearly full.
I also heard that snails might be affected by the electrical currents from the powerhead, heaters or whatever and do better with grounding probes. Thats just what i was told.
Is there sufficient stuff in there for them to eat?
Hope that helps.

 

[jenleewoo]

Snails are also sensitive to high nitrates. But the turbo snails are pretty hardy.
I acclimate my snails just as I do the fish. Remove 1 cup of their water and replace with tank water. Wait 15 minutes. Repeat 2-3 times. Net and release. I've lost a few snails, but only when my nitrates were high or when I bought too many and there wasn't enough food.

 

[musipilot]

I'll be honest with you...I never even consider acclimating my snails, and I've never lost one.
I move them around from tank to tank as needed/warranted and I dont' remember having a problem.
I have astreas, turbos, margaritas, and some abalones. When one tank is getting a little algae cover I'll reach in to one tank, grab a few snails, and bring them to the other. I hold them against the glass until they grab on, and I'm done. The water in my different tanks is probably very similar since I dose and filtrate the same all around, but still I don't think its something you really have to worry about.

 

[shadow678]

Snails are sensitive to temp and pH shifts, so be careful that the temp and pH are the same, and you should not have a problem. I personally drip-acclimate EVERYTHING I get, I pay too dang much for stuff to be taking any unnecessary risks. It's not that much work, anyways.

 

[fishfood]

I've already said it but must agree with shadow. I buy most of my stuff on weekends and once I start dripping water in i can just sit back and watch football or even go mow the lawn. None of this every 15 min i put more water in a bag. If you have cats just keep an eye on them. My new kitten likes to get in trouble and almost jumped in the bucket 2 weeks ago to play with the hose.

 

[bang guy]

The larger the Snail the more sensitive it is to osmotic shock and the longer it will take to die after receiving a fatal dose of cell disruption of the internal organs.
My acclimation procedure:
Place all of the snails in a dry bowl and float it in the tank (to keep temp stable). Turn the lights off so you don't bake them. After 10 minutes they will expell all of their water. Pour it out of the bowl. Keep them in the bowl for at least an hour. If they crawl out on their own don't worry about them.
Wipe all the salt creep from an area of the tank just above the waterline, splash with tank water to remove all traces of dry salt. Stick each snail against the glass in the clean spot above the waterline.
At this point the snails will crawl down to the waterline and acclimate themselves. Sometimes they go right in, sometimes it will take them more than 24 hours. It all depends on how different your salinity is from the store tanks.
Very very often snails in the store are already dying from osmotic shock. The tell tale sign is that they can't eat because their digestive tract has been destroyed.
Guy

 

[ichiromariners]

it seems to be a good idea to me. i just ordered from swf.com and i am gonna try it.