Amy R Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 We just added a few snails to our tank, and one by one, they seem to just stop sticking to things. They have each died, seemingly peacefully, but we can't figure out why. Shrimp, fish and snails all seem fine, water test came out great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 The Halloween crab has begun to eat it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Welcome to the forum! So only the new snails have issues but older ones are fine? How did you acclimate the snails when you added them, and do you know how long they were at the store you got them from? Amy R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 We had 2 snails before the new ones, and one has died and one seems fine. Everything else in the tank seems fine. We're going to the saltwater store tomorrow to talk about. We acclimated them in the bucket and added a scoop of tank water every 10 min for 1 hr 50 min.very strange Muttley000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 We still don't know what happened-the water tests are perfect, no phosphates, water temp is right, but everything else still seems fine. They reported no issues with the other snails at the store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Did you test for copper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Hmmm, we are not sure about that. Where would it come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 11 hours ago, Amy R said: Hmmm, we are not sure about that. Where would it come from? Old copper plumbing usually. Are you using an older tank that possibly was freshwater before? Amy R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 No, it's a new tank and all new set up in October 2022 and we use r.o. water/saltwater from our fish store, still everything else: fish, seastars, shrimp, and crabs all seem fine. Maybe they were just a bad batch? We got them bc our hair algae is getting out of hand. We scrubbed a bunch off, and assuming everything else stays well, we're going to add an urchin to tackle the algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Maybe. I don’t trust anyone else to make my water. I had a bad experience from it many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy R Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 Ah, good to know. Thank you! And obviously, I meant Oct 2021!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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