and they came tumbling down

[rkmayphd]

I have had a 46 gal fowlr going for several weeks now. The rock has been very stable, until yesterday.
I added two large turbo snails, yesterday afternoon. Needless to say, they found a way to make the relatively stable rock, unstable. I woke up this morning and my aquascaping had "changed". SOme of the rock was knocked over during the night.
So a word of warning- make sure rocks are VERY stable before adding these snails.

 

[mopar9012]

did any damage your glass?

 

[rkmayphd]

luckily no, it hit the substrate. No damage to equipment or livestock. Lesson learned, with minimal price. Whew!

 

[keith burn]

Originally Posted by rkmayphd
I have had a 46 gal fowlr going for several weeks now. The rock has been very stable, until yesterday.
I added two large turbo snails, yesterday afternoon. Needless to say, they found a way to make the relatively stable rock, unstable. I woke up this morning and my aquascaping had "changed". SOme of the rock was knocked over during the night.
So a word of warning- make sure rocks are VERY stable before adding these snails.
Emerald crab wiil do the same.

 

[payton 350]

yeah i agree make sure your rock is secured ...i don't think people realize that these snails will dig a little into the substrate and go under the rocks and push them up...unintentionally...i think most figure they just crawl on top