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Post by south2north1978 on Oct 19, 2006 16:31:43 GMT
i have two diff size of apple snails some are dime/nickle size which move around most of the time but then i have 3 that are golfball size and very seldum do i see them move...i thought they were dead.. the next morning they moved to diff areas of the tank. how do i make them more active?
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Post by SnailTrail on Oct 19, 2006 19:49:17 GMT
I would take the inactive snails out and smell them just in case they have passed away and been moved around the tank by other tankmates. Chances are they are moving around during the night.
What size tank do you have with how many tankmates? Also what's the temperature of the water?
Perhaps the snails are older and slowing down.....do they eat their food ok?
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Post by south2north1978 on Oct 20, 2006 14:00:17 GMT
the snails are alive i see them move just not alot very seldom. they do eat, and the temp has been 78, its a 55 gallon, 19 fish most are danios less then an 1 inch, and i have about 8 snails 3 golf ball size and the rest dine, nickle size.....but the snails have donte this from day 1...they have only been in the tank for less then a week.
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Post by SnailTrail on Oct 20, 2006 19:10:05 GMT
Sometimes snails that have had a bad start in life (being kept with nippy fish at the lfs etc) can sometimes take longer to settle down. If all the water parameters are fine and the fish aren't bothering them maybe they just need time to get used to their new home. I hope they'll be more active soon.  |
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Post by south2north1978 on Oct 22, 2006 20:30:58 GMT
hey thank you, they are now moving, i think they just had to get used to the new tank.....NOW they are ALL clining to the intake part of the filter which is strong arent they gonna get killed? ?? |
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