floating apple snail

[Jebus]

i found my apple snail floating around, and i tried pushing it down away from the filter, but when i brought it down to the gravel it just floated back up again... is this ok?

 

[littleme1969]

Yes its perfectly normal for the little darlings to bob about from time to time.
They will be just fine and seem to do it as a quick way of getting to the top.lol
If they were dead you would know as they would go a funny blackish colour and hang out of their shells and float.

Do you feed them anything?
They like cuccumber and any other soft veggies.. strawberrys and peeled grapes as a treat and banana but be carefull with this as it fouls your tank quickly.

 

[FishDan]

In the wild, snails do this to "migrate" from one area to another. It's much faster than "walking". They simply float up and let the current move them to a better area. You might need to make sure your snail is getting enough food. Or it may be looking for a mate, and not finding one, trying to move on to a more snail rich area.

\Dan

 

[Final Dynazty]

They also do this to eat flotable food too.

 

[Wisperian]

They sometimes pop loose and float around loll