i have a mystery snail that my son wanted me to get for our tank, i relented and bought it and all has been wellfor 3 months, except the snail just died sat and i removed him sunday (i didnt know he was dead thought he was sleeping) so anyway i removed the snail and gag that thing smelled horrific, i was curious how long do snails live for and 2) i figured i should do a water change because i was afraid the snail might have released something into the water. was i right about changing the water? i did about a 30% change
mystery snails
- Thread starter Ishin
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It was wise to change some of the water - a large, dead snail can release a lot of ammonia into the water.
These snails can live quite a long time and get very large - check out www.applesnail.net for loads of information. I've had my snail for over a year now, and she's still less than 2" across - considering she could potentially reach the size of a baseball, I'd say she's going to live to a ripe old age!
These snails can live quite a long time and get very large - check out www.applesnail.net for loads of information. I've had my snail for over a year now, and she's still less than 2" across - considering she could potentially reach the size of a baseball, I'd say she's going to live to a ripe old age!
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