Two Cerith snails have up and disappeared from their shells. One yesterday and one this morning. Are my hermits likely the cause of this? All water params are normal, and i'm due for my water change today...
-Tyler
-Tyler
Snails Disappearing!
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I really think it might be the way I acclimated my crew when I first put them in. Maybe they just didn't take it well?
I have had the LFS test my water again and again to make sure it is all good.
The Cerith snails have been in the aquarium for nearly 2 weeks!
I have had the LFS test my water again and again to make sure it is all good.
The Cerith snails have been in the aquarium for nearly 2 weeks!
wildechild_01
Fish Crazy
have you seen them moving around the tank for the said 2 weeks, I had some really strange snail issues when i was getting started.. the hermits are a definite possibility though.
wildechild_01
Fish Crazy
snails can be strange sometimes and they are very sensitive to water conditions. do you have other invertebrates in the tank things like shrimp? i do know that snails are more sensitive to changes in SG levels so looking into that and maintaining 1.023 - 1.025 more consistently with fresh water top offs between water changes may help as well. the only other test you may want to consider is a copper test in the water, im not sure where your setup came from but if its not all brand new then you may be dealing with trace copper levels. all of that said i have a 90g tank with pristine water conditions full of corals and anemones shrimp and crabs and i can not keep snails in it they die within a week every time with no explanation. Really all you can do is gather as much information as you can on conditions for your snails, make sure you drip acclimate i actually drip acclimate and then re float the bag to get temps back to matching, and be a meticulous as possible with water quality and try again.... hope that helps and that you have better luck with snails than I
wildechild_01
Fish Crazy
That is very possible, slower and longer is better when you acclimate, hard sometimes i know we always want to see things in our tank, but worth it
It has gotten worse...
I have had 4 ceriths die, but their shells were stolen by the hermits. So I blamed the hermits on the cause. However, today I lost a nassarius, it was bubbled up with a goopy crap all over it. I feel like I might be doing something wrong.
I may have the wrong sand? Its like SAND (from the pet store) and crushed coral so it may have contained silicates. It is not aragonite. If this might be the case, can I take the old sand out? and replace with new aragonite?
This is the SAND in the bottom and also a bag of crushed corals.
-Tyler
I have had 4 ceriths die, but their shells were stolen by the hermits. So I blamed the hermits on the cause. However, today I lost a nassarius, it was bubbled up with a goopy crap all over it. I feel like I might be doing something wrong.
I may have the wrong sand? Its like SAND (from the pet store) and crushed coral so it may have contained silicates. It is not aragonite. If this might be the case, can I take the old sand out? and replace with new aragonite?
This is the SAND in the bottom and also a bag of crushed corals.
-Tyler
Ok.. I don't mean to badger this, BUT I have had great luck with all recent snails... been keeping track of salinity/temp/ph/copper etc all normal. But my small turbo snail died overnight. Now here is the wierd part.. There is a trail leading back under the rocks its like something reached out grabbed him and went back under. I also added 5 ceriths yesterday (all alive) were on the glass this morning. Any chance my FUGLY bristle worm could have done this?
-Tyler
-Tyler
Wowzers! I think you have your anser right there!
I would probs still change your sand over to coral sand, that stuff packs so dense it can be harder for the nassarius etc to move...
But to coral sand plays a good part in holding the hardness stable too...
I was going to say hermits after reading your first post... but bristleworms are just as likely..; and with photo evidence... the bristleworms are going to be the main culprit!
I think a meat trap... a tiny bit of steak or soething and drop it at the front about half hour after lights out (room lights too if you can) and it will come out oventually... then oik it right ought the tank.
Dont whatever you do touch it and dont feel mean killing it, no doubt there are loads of smaller ones in your liverock...
I would probs still change your sand over to coral sand, that stuff packs so dense it can be harder for the nassarius etc to move...
But to coral sand plays a good part in holding the hardness stable too...
I was going to say hermits after reading your first post... but bristleworms are just as likely..; and with photo evidence... the bristleworms are going to be the main culprit!
I think a meat trap... a tiny bit of steak or soething and drop it at the front about half hour after lights out (room lights too if you can) and it will come out oventually... then oik it right ought the tank.
Dont whatever you do touch it and dont feel mean killing it, no doubt there are loads of smaller ones in your liverock...
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