snail question

[chub]

I added 50 nassisarius snails to my 55g yesterday, today there all in one corner of the tank, is this normal?

 

[trainfever]

I have three Bumblebee snails in my 45 tank, amoung other snails. Every one in a while, I see all three together on he same rock in the same spot, must be some kind of regular meeting or get together.
How long did you acclimate them? You didnt by any chance get them of the big auction site did you?

 

[chub]

90mn by the drip method and yes I did

 

[9g]

i also ordered 20 last tuesday from here and drip acclimated them then put in the tank but they just sat there. only 2 moved and the others at the same place.
I finally took them out of my aquarium and boy do they stink!! worst than the sewer if not equal. I had to do a 50 gal pwc on my 72 gal.
my amonia went up to .25 from 0 after i put them in.

 

[jesses89]

i think 50 nassarius for a 55 is too many snails.... some will starve and die. dont think there will be enough leftovers for that many snails.

 

[chub]

I put them in one at a time and they roamed the tank ( glass and sand) right away so its no problem to remove some if there still in the same place if I need to

 

[chub]

the first ones I got were all dead and boy did they SMELL these didnt smell at all

 

[chub]

So why do all the snails go to one end of the tank , I scoop them up and move them and several hrs later there all back the the same place