Freshwater snail issue
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Why does the title say freshwater snail?I added some snails to the tank and they never moved from day 1. I turned it over to take a picture. Anyone know what could have happened?
Haha, I was pretty concerned that you may have added a freshwater snail to a saltwater tank, so I appreciate the clarification.
For your question, I'm definitely not a freshwater expert at this point, but I've heard of these snails (Vittina spp.) staying in one spot for days (typically 1-2 days, but I've heard in some cases of people not seeing the snail move for literally ~2 weeks).
The snail seems to be at least mostly intact from what I can see in the photo, so my next questions would be 1 ) does the snail smell like it's dead/dying? 2 ) have you checked if it's moving around at night? and 3 ) does it have food available for it in the tank that it can/would eat?
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How were they acclimated to the new home?I added some snails to the tank and they never moved from day 1. I turned it over to take a picture. Anyone know what could have happened?
Saltwater snails can do that as well, just die where there dropped.
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Nerites have a hard operculum that closes them inside their shells which doesn't seem to be present on that snail? It's usually a dark color like this
Unless the image was somehow blown out or reflecting pretty brightly? The operculum falls off when they die. Sniff test is great advice though. Sometimes they just don't acclimate properly, did you just drop it in or give it a bit of acclimation time for temp? How's your tank parameters?
Also were they clinging to the sides or bottom at the store? I don't buy snails that aren't clinging to a wall just in case they've already perished.
Unless the image was somehow blown out or reflecting pretty brightly? The operculum falls off when they die. Sniff test is great advice though. Sometimes they just don't acclimate properly, did you just drop it in or give it a bit of acclimation time for temp? How's your tank parameters?
Also were they clinging to the sides or bottom at the store? I don't buy snails that aren't clinging to a wall just in case they've already perished.
