I finished cycling my tank last week and ordered a CUC from Reef Cleaners. I have a IM Nuvo 10 but just ordered the one for a 5.5 gal and will add more if needed. I also added 8 dwarf planaxis snails. The snails included 3 nerites, 5 dwarf Ceriths, 2 nassarius vibex and 4 Florida ceriths. So far the only snails I see any life from is the Nerites and 1 of the Nassarius. The others have been laying on the bottom in the same place as when I put them in the tank. According to what I have read the snails may go dormant during shipping and could take a few days to come around especially the ceriths. I pulled the other Nassarius out to smell it and see if it smelled like it was dead and by no means did it smell putrid but I guess I don’t know what a dead snail smells like either. How long should I wait before I consider this shipment a loss?
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fermentedhiker
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You didn't mention how long ago you added them?
I've found Florida Ceriths to be the most likely to play dead for awhile(days sometimes). Usually the Nassarius and nerites start going within minutes or hours at most. If they are truly dead it won't take long for them to smell when you check them(a dead snail smells horrible). I usually like to place the snails in a small kitchen saucer and then place it in the tank. That way I can tell who left for sure as sometimes nassarius and both types of cerith will just lay there on top of the sand like they have died and they are just chilling waiting for lights out or something.
I've found Florida Ceriths to be the most likely to play dead for awhile(days sometimes). Usually the Nassarius and nerites start going within minutes or hours at most. If they are truly dead it won't take long for them to smell when you check them(a dead snail smells horrible). I usually like to place the snails in a small kitchen saucer and then place it in the tank. That way I can tell who left for sure as sometimes nassarius and both types of cerith will just lay there on top of the sand like they have died and they are just chilling waiting for lights out or something.
I put them in on Friday morning. The nerites started roaming about right away and the 1 nassarius didn’t move until Saturday afternoon. Nothing from the ceriths and the planaxis. I pulled some of them out of the tank and they don’t have a foul smell but the planaxis are tiny like the size of larger grain sand so I don’t know how much smell they would give off.
