Whats killing my snails?

nano-newb1983

nano-newb1983

Active Member
i have notice last week ive had alot of snails dieing. MY parameters are perfect. I had a Large snail in there yesterday and it was all over my rocks and glass and today it was rotting on bottom of tank.
SO please help me find out whats killing the snails
My tank is a 24G nano cube
thanks
 
saltygerman

saltygerman

Member
Originally Posted by NaNo-NeWb1983
http:///forum/post/2854356
i have notice last week ive had alot of snails dieing. MY parameters are perfect. I had a Large snail in there yesterday and it was all over my rocks and glass and today it was rotting on bottom of tank.
SO please help me find out whats killing the snails
My tank is a 24G nano cube
thanks
How old is your tank??
 
zshain012

zshain012

Member
I have no idea. One of my snails just recently died because it fell and landed on its back and couldn't roll over.
 
bang guy

bang guy

Moderator
"Perfect Paramaters" means different things to different people, can you list your water parameters? Please list everything you test for.
What is your water source (RO/DI, tap, store, etc.)
Where did your rock come from?
Are there enough Diatoms to feed your snails?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

Well-Known Member
What kind of snails are they? Certain snails, such as mexican turbo's and margarita snails are cold water species and don't do well in hot tanks.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

Well-Known Member
I agree with Bang Guy, we definately need more information. To me, perfect water parameters are Nitrate 0, Nitrite and ammonia, 0. Alk 10, CA 480, mg1300, phos 0...
I haven't done a water change on my 240 gallon reef tank in six months. woo!
 
ophiura

ophiura

Active Member
Few things "kill" snails and leave them rotting on the bottom. And though tempting to believe our inhabitants are all healthy and being killed by something else, this is typically not the case. How long have you had these snails? If only within a few weeks, how did you acclimate? What are your recent water changes?
 
vittoria8110

vittoria8110

Member
i had a similar problem a few months ago and it was the nitrite, all the fish were fine but the snails were shriveling and falling on their backs!
 
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