Adult Brigs keep dying

I ask about the calcium, because one time I was going to put some in snail jello and I saw in tiny print on the label that it had copper in it.
Well, I see 2 options. One is that you could put what you have in an isolation tank and keep very clean water for awhile with good food and see what happens. The other is to buy high quality stock form the vendors here.
 
I keep the temp around 76-77. My shrimp population is starting to get large. I've got approx. 50 or 60 in there now. I had 2 other smaller blue brigs in there and they seemed to be fine, but i moved them to my 55 gal.
 
I do plan to buy from Rachel again soon, I'm just waiting on the right moment to tell the wife (last time, she got the brigs from Rachel & I was left without..lol). :)
 
No, I haven't seen them yet. I didn't think she was going to post pics until tomorrow... I'll have to go check it out!
 
the three snails i have had pass away were veeerrrryyy prolific breeders, lol. i could have a clutch appear every few days for a good time stretch with two females and two males in the tank. i now have only one female of the 4 left, and funny thing is, she's the oldest of the bunch.

isn't it true that some creatures that breed often and have many offspring throughout it's life will have a shorter lifespan due to the extra stresses of reproduction? might apply to my passed shellkids and to yours?
 
That would explain why the 2 females died, but not the male. If anything, he would've still been looking for more.. ;)
 
i would think that the males would have extra stresses from mating often as well, and that might result in a shorter life span. it is a lot of energy put out, even if the male is not the one laying the eggs.

it is possible that your snails were not cared for properly prior to you having them, and that would certainly shorten their life spans.
 
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