My Snail is still alive! Whoa!!!

[gemini9]

Last weekend I bought 2 blue leg hermit crabs and a snail as the first introductions into my tank. Well, the two crabs got home and in the tank fine but I accidentally left my snail at my girlfriends house in the bag. I thought for sure he was a gonner. This weekend my girlfriend came over and brought my bag with the snail in it and said "Look what I found". I thought "well, I'll throw his shell in the tank and maybe the crabs will eat his corpse or take his shell." But before I got the chance, I noticed the snail crawling up the side of the bag! Little sucker was still alive after being in that bag for a week! So I acclimated him and threw him into the tank last night. This morning, he has moved his position so he seems to be ok! Little snail is a survivor! I'm gonna have to name him Rambo...

Oh, while I'm on the topic about snails and crabs, are they as sensitive as fish? Do I need to acclimate snails and crabs or can I just throw them in the tank right away?
PS, is $3.00 per crab/snail too much to pay at a LFS? Sounds kinda steep...

 

[booth2010]

You can just float crabs and snails for 10-15 mins and they'll be fine. And for snails yes crabs not too bad. Reefcleaners.org has cheap snails and crabs.

 

[gemini9]

Ill check it out and maybe order some

 

[Pete polyp]

It depends on the type of snails and hermits. The lfs that I go to (150 miles away) has blue legs for $1, cerith, nassisirus, astrea are all $1. If you're wanting something like zebra trochus snails they can be $3-5. And electric blue hermits can be as much as $10.

Awesome that snail survived!

 

[gemini9]

lol that's just too far to drive.

 

[Pete polyp]

Lol.... I'm here now!

 

[gemini9]

haha oh my. Bringing home a new fish?

 

[Pete polyp]

You could say that

I actually had to pay for those! I ended up trading some frags for a few firefish and a cleaner shrimp though. Pretty good haul

 

[gemini9]

Cute little guys. Hopefully I can get some soon

 

[Pete polyp]

I picked then up on a "guy at the store doesn't know what they are" sale. About 70% off

 

[saltyphish]

Are those snowflakes? Nice score.

 

[Pete polyp]

Black ice snowflake

 

[gemini9]

Look like clowns to me lol im one of the "guys who doesnt know what they are"

 

[Pete polyp]

Lol, that's ok brotha, we will get you there!

 

[gemini9]

Yup thats why im here!

 

[Pete polyp]

Honestly you couldn't have picked a better place. This forum is very laid back and they don't talk down to new hobbyists like some other forums.

How's the tank?

You really ought to start a tank thread so I can subscribe. Give us some pictures!

 

[gemini9]

Tank thread? Hmm. Yeah I think ill do that when I get home. Doing a show right now. Checking out the forum on break lol