1 less snail

Sowilu · 08-25-2007, 10:16 AM

Yesterday while cleaning my fish tank I notice that one of my apple snail's was just laying inside its shell. I moved it to the driftwood after I had clean the tank and left him there thinking he would be up and about. Well this morning he was in the same exact place where I left him and he was not complitly close inside his shell. I know he is dead because I took him out and push his trap door to see if he would move but nothing. What could have gone wrong? I have 0 ammonia. (Still have not been able to go to the petstore but hopefully I will be able to go today to buy my test kit.)

Fish Muffin · 08-25-2007, 06:52 PM

PH, nitrite, Nitrate would help. Snails love low PH therefore your PH could be high. You should try lowering it if it is with Drop you can pick up at your LFS.

Sowilu · 08-25-2007, 07:58 PM

My ph is 7.2 and I have another snail that is fine. It is eating and crawling everywhere. Maybe something was wrong with the snail.

ni317 · 08-26-2007, 07:36 PM

Snails need ph of 7.0 or higher 8 is the best range but I cant get my ph higher than 7.5 or so anything below 7.0 will hurt there shells.
A better site for snails info is www.applesnail.net they will tell you the best ways to keep your snails happy there
Diana

autigerfish · 08-28-2007, 01:02 PM

I have always had problems with apple sn. and rams horns. They seem lively enough at first, but after about 6 months they stop moving around and won't even feed on lettuce leaves. Then I find them dead and I have tried many of them over the 10 years that I have had a tank. I think it is the ph too, mine runs from 6.8 to 7.2 depending on how long ago I did a water change. I was about to give up on snails when I found some on ebay. They are small and red, maybe 1/4 to 1/2 in diameter. Boy, do they clean the tank and reproduce. I use to have a real problem with diatoms, black sticky layers formed on everything. I had to clean constantly. Now it's all gone and my glass stays clean and my gravel doesn't get a black layer on it. I only do cleaning a water changes once a month and my fish seem healthy.
3 rasboras
2 skirted tetras
3 platies
2 blind cave fish
1 otocinclus
and lots of snails
30 gal. tank
java fern

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Sowilu · 08-28-2007, 01:37 PM

How many gallons is your fish tank? Do you have live plants?

08-25-2007, 10:16 AM	#1
Sowilu ┼{§}Nena{§}┼ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Age: 19 Posts: 308	1 less snail Yesterday while cleaning my fish tank I notice that one of my apple snail's was just laying inside its shell. I moved it to the driftwood after I had clean the tank and left him there thinking he would be up and about. Well this morning he was in the same exact place where I left him and he was not complitly close inside his shell. I know he is dead because I took him out and push his trap door to see if he would move but nothing. What could have gone wrong? I have 0 ammonia. (Still have not been able to go to the petstore but hopefully I will be able to go today to buy my test kit.) __________________ Fish:1 betta, 5 zebra danios, 4 cories, 3 long fin danios, 2 neon tetras, an apple snail, and 2 C shrimps. Plants: 1 Java Fern, 4 vallisneria, java moss

08-25-2007, 06:52 PM	#2
Fish Muffin Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 51	PH, nitrite, Nitrate would help. Snails love low PH therefore your PH could be high. You should try lowering it if it is with Drop you can pick up at your LFS. __________________ ~ 55 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 2 Oscars ~ 1 Pleco ~ 75 Gallon Tank ~ ~ 3 Piranas ~ Works in Progress ~ ~ 10 Gallon Highly Planted Tank ~ ~ 20 Gallon Reef Tank ~

08-25-2007, 07:58 PM	#3
Sowilu ┼{§}Nena{§}┼ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Age: 19 Posts: 308	My ph is 7.2 and I have another snail that is fine. It is eating and crawling everywhere. Maybe something was wrong with the snail. __________________ Fish:1 betta, 5 zebra danios, 4 cories, 3 long fin danios, 2 neon tetras, an apple snail, and 2 C shrimps. Plants: 1 Java Fern, 4 vallisneria, java moss

08-26-2007, 07:36 PM	#4
ni317 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Westmoreland TN Age: 31 Posts: 64	Snails need ph of 7.0 or higher 8 is the best range but I cant get my ph higher than 7.5 or so anything below 7.0 will hurt there shells. A better site for snails info is www.applesnail.net they will tell you the best ways to keep your snails happy there Diana __________________ 55 Guppies,angel and ABN PlecosGerman blue rams, 55 Apple snail and apple snails 20 canna snails 10 apple snail and spixi snail 10 male guppy 20 registered black bar endlers,apple snails 29 Cherry shrimp/spixi snails,apple snails 20 long Gaint gold and stripped ram horns 20 Half black Blue gupppies

08-28-2007, 01:02 PM	#5
autigerfish Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1	snails, snails, snails I have always had problems with apple sn. and rams horns. They seem lively enough at first, but after about 6 months they stop moving around and won't even feed on lettuce leaves. Then I find them dead and I have tried many of them over the 10 years that I have had a tank. I think it is the ph too, mine runs from 6.8 to 7.2 depending on how long ago I did a water change. I was about to give up on snails when I found some on ebay. They are small and red, maybe 1/4 to 1/2 in diameter. Boy, do they clean the tank and reproduce. I use to have a real problem with diatoms, black sticky layers formed on everything. I had to clean constantly. Now it's all gone and my glass stays clean and my gravel doesn't get a black layer on it. I only do cleaning a water changes once a month and my fish seem healthy. 3 rasboras 2 skirted tetras 3 platies 2 blind cave fish 1 otocinclus and lots of snails 30 gal. tank java fern The AUtigerfish - go Tigers

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08-28-2007, 01:37 PM	#6
Sowilu ┼{§}Nena{§}┼ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Age: 19 Posts: 308	How many gallons is your fish tank? Do you have live plants? __________________ Fish:1 betta, 5 zebra danios, 4 cories, 3 long fin danios, 2 neon tetras, an apple snail, and 2 C shrimps. Plants: 1 Java Fern, 4 vallisneria, java moss

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