I awoke this morning to find my "black mystery snail" floating in my tank. His little snorkel was out and he apeared to be alive but he just floated there. I tried to submerge him but he kept popping right back up. I took him out and placed him in a cup of water to keep the gouramis from eating him. He adheared to the side of the cup so I figured he was ok. Tried to put him back in the tank, just to have him pop right back up to the top and float again. Weird huh? any comments or suggestions?
Floating snail
- Thread starter loachie
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Did you feed him beans??? 
It's probably Just an Air bubble in the shell, he'll work it out. usually when they are floating and a fish approaches, they retract, expel the excess gas and sink like a rock. I wouldn't think a Gourami could do much more than sar a Mystery snail.
dave
It's probably Just an Air bubble in the shell, he'll work it out. usually when they are floating and a fish approaches, they retract, expel the excess gas and sink like a rock. I wouldn't think a Gourami could do much more than sar a Mystery snail.
dave
That's normal behaviour, don't worry. Sometimes they stay inside their shells (floating or not) for quite a while.
Check out www.applesnail.net - there's loads of snail info.
If you're ever in doubt as to whether a snail is still alive, smell it. There's nothing like the smell of a dead snail, it's awful. If they don't smell, they're just... meditating
Check out www.applesnail.net - there's loads of snail info.
If you're ever in doubt as to whether a snail is still alive, smell it. There's nothing like the smell of a dead snail, it's awful. If they don't smell, they're just... meditating