My snail stays in his shell.

Mariah · 02-13-2006, 07:26 PM

He's moved, but I never see him move or come out of his shell. What could be wrong? and one more question: what do they eat? It's a gold mystery snail.

thankies,
riah

Niki2105 · 02-13-2006, 09:49 PM

How long have you had him?? If you just got him he may be stressed from going from the store to your tank and not use to the other fish swimming around. Give him a couple days and he should be fine.

garfieldnfish · 02-14-2006, 03:50 PM

What other fish do you have in the tank? They eat left over fish food and veggies. They are also more active a night but mine also move around some during the day. Some fish will stress them out to the point where they prefer to stay inside their shell and slowly starve to death rather then get their antennaes picked on constantly. Also they only live a year to 1.5 years, depending on the temp of the tank. The warmer, the shorter their life expectancy.

02-13-2006, 07:26 PM	#1
Mariah Smile! Jesus loves you! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Oakland City, Indiana Age: 17 Posts: 54	My snail stays in his shell. He's moved, but I never see him move or come out of his shell. What could be wrong? and one more question: what do they eat? It's a gold mystery snail. thankies, riah __________________

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Niki2105 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PEI, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 196	How long have you had him?? If you just got him he may be stressed from going from the store to your tank and not use to the other fish swimming around. Give him a couple days and he should be fine. __________________ 10 Gallon 60 Gallon Tank

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02-14-2006, 03:50 PM	#3
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 660	What other fish do you have in the tank? They eat left over fish food and veggies. They are also more active a night but mine also move around some during the day. Some fish will stress them out to the point where they prefer to stay inside their shell and slowly starve to death rather then get their antennaes picked on constantly. Also they only live a year to 1.5 years, depending on the temp of the tank. The warmer, the shorter their life expectancy.

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