So is it normal for Trocus to just up and die?

[Fishinwall]

After weeks of living my second Trocus snail has died... There's plenty of brown algae to eat and they've been doing a great job of it, but for some reason they just die.

 

[jcdeng]

did you drip acclimate the snails before you drop them in? I read that the snail's internals are very delicate, the slight shock in pH or salinity or nitrate level can damage them. They won't die immediately but organ damage will cause a slow death.

 

[Fishinwall]

That could be what happened... I kind of rushed it with them. I didn't realize they were so sensitive... I hate learning the hard way!