fishy_sean94
Fish Fanatic
I got two Nerite snails a couple of weeks ago to add in to my established tank to help with clearing up some algae (and also because I thought they looked interesting to watch).
They seemed okay for a few weeks, slowly exploring while taking a particular interest in the tank's glass.
Sadly though the first one passed away about a week ago. At first I had noticed he hadn't moved at all for days, though I checked for a bad smell and couldn't detect anything, his 'trap door' didn't look quite right and sure enough, I was gently picking him out one more time for a smell test and he just fell out of his shell in the process.
The second still seemed okay for a while longer but yesterday I noticed he was leaning against the glass, but not 'sucked' to it, and it looked as if the same thing was happening again. Did a smell test but once again nothing bad. I've now moved him to another container with some tank water for a few hours just in case he starts to move (but I'm doubting it as he doesn't seem to be attaching himself to anything).
I am currently having an issue with high Nitrates in my water (from the tap, so no amount of water changes fixes it), but everything else is fine (did a test today) and so far everyone else seems to be alright (danio fish and amano shrimp).
Is it likely the Nitrates would cause this for the snails? Are they extra sensitive to this compared to the danios/shrimp?
They seemed okay for a few weeks, slowly exploring while taking a particular interest in the tank's glass.
Sadly though the first one passed away about a week ago. At first I had noticed he hadn't moved at all for days, though I checked for a bad smell and couldn't detect anything, his 'trap door' didn't look quite right and sure enough, I was gently picking him out one more time for a smell test and he just fell out of his shell in the process.
The second still seemed okay for a while longer but yesterday I noticed he was leaning against the glass, but not 'sucked' to it, and it looked as if the same thing was happening again. Did a smell test but once again nothing bad. I've now moved him to another container with some tank water for a few hours just in case he starts to move (but I'm doubting it as he doesn't seem to be attaching himself to anything).
I am currently having an issue with high Nitrates in my water (from the tap, so no amount of water changes fixes it), but everything else is fine (did a test today) and so far everyone else seems to be alright (danio fish and amano shrimp).
Is it likely the Nitrates would cause this for the snails? Are they extra sensitive to this compared to the danios/shrimp?