my snails are dying - but not being eaten

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cristine1953

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i have 7 snails, 15 hermit, 2 blue neon, 2 scarlett hermits, 2 green emerald crabs and 1 scarlett emerald crab. only the two green ems fight - i've done time lapsed on my tank. i've tested my water, my aquarium store tested it and we both came up with great numbers.

it's like my snails are getting too much salt and drying out. but the salt level is tests great. i do regular small water changes and every other month a 10 to 20 gal water change, i've only 4 left - 2 still in the tank and doing well but the other two i've put in quarentine and hopefully save them.

any advice why they may be drying out?

i have a 55 gal, with crabs, snails, live rock and a pair of clown fish - who absolutely never fight - they are so docile and they truly are a pair. i'll have to post a video one day.

thanks,
cristine
 
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Drying out? Pics? Parameters and what are you using to test them (specific numbers, please--no qualitative statements)?
 
i'm new at this

ph 8.2 / 8/4
ammonia 0ppm
nitrate 0ppm
nitrite 0ppm
alkalinity 1.022

i buy salt water and when the alkalinity increases i use distilled water to bring down the level.

Amphiprion said:
Drying out? Pics? Parameters and what are you using to test them (specific numbers, please--no qualitative statements)?
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No pics. What did you try to do with them?

Okay, tell you what. Let's make this into a new thread, as I think it will get better attention that way and we aren't hijacking someone else's thread.

In any case, there are too many questions I need to ask. What do you mean when the alkalinity gets high? You mean salinity, right? What are you using to measure salinity? What are you considering "high?" Do you mean to say that you are adding saltwater to your tank on a regular basis?
 
pics of drying out snails

here are a couple of pics of the same snail. 2 others with similar symptoms are now in the quarentine tank. i purchased these snails at the same time in october.

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thanks so much for your patience. yes, i mean salinity, as the water evaporates in the tank it increases. did the one pic come across yet?
 
Ah, you have mexican Turbos--that was what I was going to ask you next, actually. The problem you are experiencing is usually due to acclimation shock and damage. You'll see them do this as they are dying. The damage may have been done before you ever got the snails in your tank, but I suspect, until you can verify it, that your salinity issues haven't been helping. Beyond that, these snails do better in cooler water--somewhere around 70 degrees or somewhat lower. They won't last much over year or so in tropical temps. But that is unrelated to the current issue. Go ahead and answer the questions I posed above and we can help you further. Again, are you buying saltwater? I'm not quite understanding what exactly you are trying to describe.
 
be patient this site is my first blogging site

yes, i meant salinity, when the water evaporates in the tank the salinity tends to increase so i add distilled water.



ok so i can't get the pics uploaded - i just got out of the hospital from an accident today so i'll try again tomorrow Amphiprion
 
No problem, I wasn't trying to rush you. I already understand from the pic you've provided. I'm just trying to probe for answers using questions you may or may not have considered. I apologize if it came across brusquely, as I never intended for that. I just need as much clarification and accuracy as possible--otherwise, I could make the situation worse.

cristine1953 said:
yes, i meant salinity, when the water evaporates in the tank the salinity tends to increase so i add distilled water.
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Okay, but consider the quote below, which is what I need clarified

cristine1953 said:
i buy salt water and when the alkalinity increases i use distilled water to bring down the level.
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