Snails

[superdust]

Snails, snails, snails I just don't understand! On 10/24/02 I purchased 20 astrea, 5 nassarius, and 10 turbos. Not to many days after intro. they slowly began to perish one by one. Today I have 1 astrea and 2 nassarius. I was constantly turning them over when they fell from the glass....I tried to be a good daddy, but I have failed The snails had plenty of algae to eat. Does anyone else have this large of a problem with snails?
Thanks for any advice

 

[superdust]

---ates and ----ites were both 0 when all the deaths occured.

 

[ekclark]

Did you use a tank that once housed fw? Copper can kill inverts like snails. Do you do frequent water changes? They can be sensitive to changes in salinity and such.

 

[superdust]

I do not do frequent water changes. I usually add a gallon of water every 2 to 3 days to avoid too many flucs. in salinity. I guess I just have a bad hand with snails--conchs, hermits, crabs, stars, all doing great.

 

[chef jaysen]

my turbos keep diving off the glass and sticking in the ls upside down. If i dont turn them fast enough they die.....