Introducing new mystery snails

Mine came in a bag with fish, so I acclimated them by default. It'd probably be more fool-proof if you give them a brief acclimatisation process. It's easiest to just use the drip method by taking a short length of airline tubing to siphon water from the tank to the holding container. You tie a regular old knot in the middle to adjust the flow; tighter = less flow, looser = more flow.

I see nothing wrong with you bumping your post since no one answered it quickly and your snails will soon be here

PS - My mystery snails, Herbie I and Herbie II rolleyes: ) LOVED bloodworms. I would feed them while I tube fed my frogs.

I acclimate my snails exactly as I do my new fish. Hang the bag and add water every 10 minutes for 30 minutes and then I just grab them out of the bag and drop them in.

Curtis

Isn't there a concern with livestock that have been in bags for extended periods that the ammonia that builds up turns toxic as soon as the bag is opened? Can't remember specifics, but I think when recieving fish by mail you net them right in as no acclimation is better than sitting in shipping water filled with ammonia. Add "acclimating Shipped mystery snails" to title and see if rtr or one of the other big guns speaks up.