I have a snail problem

[jmpowie]

I am having problems with snails. I have turbo snails in my 75 gal reef tank They will live for about a month or two then fall off the live rock onto there shells and die. My salt is 1.23 and the tank temp is 76-78. There is nothing that is eating them. any Ideas?

 

[littlebuck]

are you sure they are dieing? mine fall off all the time and will come out when they want to. Sometimes they wont move for hours.

 

[jmpowie]

No they are dead the white shell gaurd by there foot falls off.

 

[wax32]

Your Specific Gravity should be 1.026 not 1.023 (which I assume you meant). Inverts need full strength sea water. Your temp is also low... 79-80 would be better. What is your pH? How do you acclimate these snails when you get them home?

 

[razoreqx]

Originally Posted by wax32
Your Specific Gravity should be 1.026 not 1.023 (which I assume you meant). Inverts need full strength sea water. Your temp is also low... 79-80 would be better. What is your pH? How do you acclimate these snails when you get them home?
Though I do agree warmer temps make snails more lively I would freak if my tank hit 80 degrees! I run a constant 77 in my system and have for years.
I run my system at 1.026 or 35ppt.
You might want to check your PH swings. Take a nightime reading vs a morning reading to see what the difference in your PH is. Snails do not tollerate huge PH shifts.

 

[dburr]

I agree with Wax, 1.023 is to low for your snails and the temp I would bump up slightly too. They are dying a slow death. Do you have alot of hermits? They like to snack on snails to. ***)

 

[wax32]

Razor: Salinity of 35 Parts Per Thousand (I assume that's what you meant) is 1.026 SG not 1.022.

 

[blazehok68]

i thought i read somewhere that if a certain snail falls off a rock onto its backside, it cant get itself into the right position and thats how it dies. maybe this will help.

 

[jumpfrog]

Certainly true with astreas. They can't right themselves. Also, make sure your snail population doesn't exceed food source. I'm sure you acclimated slowly.
I usually take 2 to 3 hours on inverts (shrimp, crab, snails), never had a problem doing it that way.

 

[jumpfrog]

Certainly true with astreas. They can't right themselves. Also, make sure your snail population doesn't exceed food source. I'm sure you acclimated slowly.
I usually take 2 to 3 hours on inverts (shrimp, crab, snails), never had a problem doing it that way.
Good Luck!

 

[razoreqx]

Originally Posted by wax32
Razor: Salinity of 35 Parts Per Thousand (I assume that's what you meant) is 1.026 SG not 1.022.
Thanks Wax. I dont use the 1.xxx scale since I dont have a plastic hydro tester. So we were saying the same thing on the Salinity
Fixed my original post

 

[wax32]

Cool beans.