Need help picking out CUC

[scottnlisa]

Originally Posted by Speg
http:///forum/post/3276612
Do you drip acclimate? You should test their water next time you make a purchase from them just to see what they're workin with... I've noticed that a few pet stores keep their salinity at some weird levels and if acclimation isn't done SLOWLY then the critter will most likely die of shock.
Yes I drip acclimate. Thanks for the input about testing the water

 

[bang guy]

It's a common occurance for an LFS to just dump an entire shipment of snails into a tank. This has the potential to inflict a fatal dose of osmotic shock to the snails. Since it could take 2 or 3 weeks for the snails to actually die most of the snails are going to be sold and the fishkeeper is going to wonder why they have such trouble keeping snails.

 

[scottnlisa]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/3277909
It's a common occurance for an LFS to just dump an entire shipment of snails into a tank. This has the potential to inflict a fatal dose of osmotic shock to the snails. Since it could take 2 or 3 weeks for the snails to actually die most of the snails are going to be sold and the fishkeeper is going to wonder why they have such trouble keeping snails.
The snails that I thought were dying in my tank just all the sudden started to move. Not sure why they stayed put for 3-4 days without moving but just started to move.

 

[scottnlisa]

1 last question. I am giong to be adding another 75# of base rock into my tank. Should I wait to add my CUC till I get the rock in my tank?

 

[bang guy]

I would wait.

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by scottnlisa
http:///forum/post/3276534
I think it is because of *****. They have a very very I mean very hard time keeping snails and that is where I buy them from. Out of 10 snails I buy, like 2 or 3 live past 2 days. I have checked my water quality constantly and it is good.
Why am I not surprised to learn that ***** can't even keep snails alive?