help my snails are sick

queenangelRIP · 02-10-2006, 11:41 AM

i have two turbo snail that are sick well they might be sick there is one that keeps falling off the glass and anotjer that just lays on the bottom copletly curled up i have two damsels a common clown fish and a banded coral shrimp pesonaly i think they are ether sick or the banded coral shrimp or the clown fish is attacking them i have not seen the damsels go any where near them so they are at the bottom of my suspect list. a quick reply would be nice thanks.

CSeaSee · 02-10-2006, 12:09 PM

Turbos don't seem to last too long in aquariums... the water temp is usually a bit too high for them, I think.

Steven Pro · 02-12-2006, 12:08 PM

Were these just bought? Snails can react very poorly to changes in salinity. They are one of the few things that I make sure to drip acclimate.

queenangelRIP · 02-13-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Steven Pro

Were these just bought? Snails can react very poorly to changes in salinity. They are one of the few things that I make sure to drip acclimate.

well i had one then i bought 2 more the old one is the one thats falling off of the glass and one of the new ones is the one laying in the sand.

02-10-2006, 11:41 AM	#1
queenangelRIP Tenant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: chicago Posts: 79	help my snails are sick i have two turbo snail that are sick well they might be sick there is one that keeps falling off the glass and anotjer that just lays on the bottom copletly curled up i have two damsels a common clown fish and a banded coral shrimp pesonaly i think they are ether sick or the banded coral shrimp or the clown fish is attacking them i have not seen the damsels go any where near them so they are at the bottom of my suspect list. a quick reply would be nice thanks.

02-10-2006, 12:09 PM	#2
CSeaSee Mayor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 663	Turbos don't seem to last too long in aquariums... the water temp is usually a bit too high for them, I think. __________________ Carl Just tell your wife that having a tank teaches you all sorts of new DIY skills...which will save lots of money around the house...so you can buy more stuff for your tank...so you can learn more skills...

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02-12-2006, 12:08 PM	#3
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	Were these just bought? Snails can react very poorly to changes in salinity. They are one of the few things that I make sure to drip acclimate.

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