turbo acclimitization

swfreak

swfreak

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I'd say do a drip acclimate for 30min. I tried the whole drop them in, and they die a couple days later. Your suppose to drip your invert's, you can't use temp acclimate them. They will live ALOT longer if you drip them.
 
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scoobs

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never.. ever.. ever.. drop anything into the tank.. thats just my two cents :p
atleast let them get used to your ph and temp..
 
27mtaylor

27mtaylor

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I also acclimate my snails before they go in my tank. I didn't acclimate them long enough one time and they all died. I do mine for about an hour.
 
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scoobs

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You pay good money for this stuff.. why take a chance? plus killing snails is bad.. unless your gonna eat them :thinking:
 
jhov2324

jhov2324

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U shouldn't drop them in, some snails can't get back up by themselves, but 20-25 minutes should do the job,
 
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scoobs

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I like to turn mine upside down and watch them have fits.
 
rappa

rappa

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I know your not "supposed to" just drop them in. I was only stating what I did. So don't do as I do I guess. And I really didn't drop them in, I rather placed them.
 
wax32

wax32

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I acclimate all inverts for 2 hours. Your snails are more likely to live a full lifespan if you EASE them into their new surroundings.
 
debbie

debbie

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Thanks everyone, I did this for just over an hour. So far so good, I got this huge honking turbo snail yesterday. I have never seen these big ones before and the shell is just beautiful. My LFS lady has one in her 92 gal tank she has had it for over 4 years now. So this leads to another question.
How long do most of the snails live in aquariums?
 
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scoobs

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Turbos can live up to 60 years and grow to 40 pounds...

Not really.. I have never seen anything about the lifespan of these.. I got interested when you ask the question so i done some surfing to find out and.. couldnt find anything. I had some for over 5 years once and ended up selling them back to my lfs after a sps crash.
 
ctgretzky9

ctgretzky9

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dropping snails into a tank that has virtually the same parameters as LFS won't matter. A slight diff in pH, alk etc wont do them harm. But that case is rare, and as a rule of thumb, nothing should ever be put into a new environment without proper acclimation.
Snails I acclimate for around 1 hour or so, doing 1/4 cup every 10-15 min. or so into LFS bag.
 
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