So I come home from my vacation....

black cobra

black cobra

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And just about all my snails died. However all my Hermit crabs lived
Some of them have taken over the snail shells as well.
I bought a CUC consisting of 3 Turbo Snails, and 20 Margarita Snails, and 20 Blue Leg Hermit Crabs the day before I left for my vacation to Mexico for a week. I figured it was a bad time to do a CUC RIGHT before I left but my tank was right at that point that it needed it so I said I will just do it.
I left my moon lights on for the week as the only lighting source as I did not want to leave my MH on 24/7 plus I was trying to get rid of my Diatoms (Which I successfully did)

Anyways I will try again with the snails this week since I am home now, but do you think they all died because of the lack of lighting?
Like I said ALL my Hermit Crabs are still alive and munching and they have done a great job!
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black cobra

black cobra

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2981544
Could have been an acclimation problem.

Well I drip acclimated them for about an hour and a half. They seemed fine while being acclimated but when I transfered them to the DT they went in there shells and stayed in there shells till I left the next morning

All my water parameters are exactly on par with where they should be.
Ammonia = 0
Trites = 0
PH = 8.2
Alk = Normal
CAL = 460
Temp = 79 Degrees
SG = 1.026
 
defcon11

defcon11

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After dripping did you float them? Maybe it was a temp shock; it does seem like your tank is a little warm. I keep mine at 76. After drip acclimating something, I float them in a bag for about 30 minutes so that I am sure that the temps are the same.
 
spanko

spanko

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IMO your temp is fine. But it is strange that they did not move after you put them in the tank.
 
black cobra

black cobra

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I did not float them after the drip. They seemed fine and were stuck to my 5 Gallon bucket while acclimating like snails do..... Then when I put them into the DT they just went back in there shells and I never saw them again
 
dazed2040

dazed2040

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I agree with meowzer...I had brought home a bunch of hermits and they went to town on my turbos so I am thinking they were hungry or just wanted a new shell.
 
black cobra

black cobra

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I just did a search and found that Margaritas are sensitive to higher salinity and higher temps so I probably iced them myself

The Turbo's I just am not sure..... I will try again this week and be a bit more cautious about acclimating them and just take my time.
 
black cobra

black cobra

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Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2981708
I agree with meowzer too, maybe the hermits just got hungry?

I will agree to some extent because now some of the hermits are wearing the Margarita shells now

But for the most part from where I placed the snails when I left and by the time I came back they were pretty much in the same spo
^&
 
salt life

salt life

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Originally Posted by BLACK COBRA
http:///forum/post/2981718
I will agree to some extent because now some of the hermits are wearing the Margarita shells now

But for the most part from where I placed the snails when I left and by the time I came back they were pretty much in the same spo
^&
maybe the hermits did a stealth attack before the snails could move?
 
crypt keeper

crypt keeper

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If the snails went into shock as you put them in the hermits didnt seek and destroy. They just did what they are ment to do. Clean up decaying dead animals.
 
U

usirchchris

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Hermits are murderers
...unless you just like how they look or just plain think they are cool...I would not add them. JMHO
 
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