Vermetid snails killed by 3 day blackout?

CookieRdReef · Sep 19, 2020

So I just completed a 3 day blackout to kill some algae which appeared to work pretty well. Then I noticed my vermetid snails appear to be gone. I had a lot of them (probably at least 50+ tubes in various spots). Their tubes are still there but nobody is home. Maybe it's just a coincidence? I know they are quite pain to get rid of so might be worth a try for somebody desperate out there. Also, my tank got way hotter than I intended during the blackout. I put a sheet over the tank but didn't ventilate at all and my thermometer read 82.6 at one point. Maybe the heat killed them? Anyway, good riddance.

Biglew11 · Sep 19, 2020

Likely still alive and well. It's common for some reef tanks to be at 82 83 degrees. So I don't think temperature would have killed them. They feed on particle matter in the water lack of light wouldn't affect this either. So probably still alive.

CookieRdReef · Sep 19, 2020

Biglew11 said:
Likely still alive and well. It's common for some reef tanks to be at 82 83 degrees. So I don't think temperature would have killed them. They feed on particle matter in the water lack of light wouldn't affect this either. So probably still alive.

You might be right. We will see

I agree it doesn't make since that they would be gone.

Cole.mormon · Dec 11, 2020

SUPERGLUE THEM ALL. ALL OF THEM

Cole.mormon · Dec 11, 2020

YOU CAN PUT SUPER GLUE OVER THE ENDS OF ALL OF THEM

JGT · Dec 11, 2020

One one way of seriously depleting the population is to starve the tank. If they have no food, they die off. Blacking out your tank for 3 days could have done that.