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sistawoman07

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I have a 10g with a Red Ear Slider turtle, 13 feeder minnows, 1 algae eater, and 1 gold mystery snail. I brought the mystery snail from petsmart yesterday. I did a 50% water change before adding 10 minnows and the snail to the tank yesterday. I have not seen the snail come out of its shell and tonight it floated to the top of the tank.
It does not smell when I take it out the water and when I put it back in it goes to the bottom then sits for about 15 mins and floats to the top. I have turned out the tank lights and it is still just floating on the top.
When it was on the bottom the minnows appeared to be picking at it. I have a sand substrate and the tank stays at 78-80 degrees. I have a 10i filter (I know I need a better one).

Is this normal for the snail?
 
Mystery snails will sometimes float around for days, mine did for about a week after I got them.

I'm a bit concerned that you have a red ear slider in a 10 gallon. It was my understanding that you needed a minimum tank of 100-125 gallons. Also, what kind of algae eater do you have in there? Most require 20-100 gallons. And I'd keep an eye of your ammonia, it wouldn't be surprising if you had a major spike after adding that many fish at once to that small of an aquarium.
 
I am getting a 20g long next week when they go on sale at petsmart (insider heads up) and will be putting a marineland 200 on the tank. The algae eater will require a 55g when full grown and that will be fine because when petco has the $1 per gallon sale in November I will buy a 55 gallon.
 
I did a 25% water change and will keep doing it over the next week. Hopefully my snail will make it...if not when I get the new tank I will get a new one from petsmart.

Any other advice about the tank?
 
I think its doing that from getting picked at. They will basically hole up when getting too much attention from fish picking at them. Make sure you have lots of plants and other decor etc. in the tank, it always helps if they can find something as far as coverage. I also wouldn't keep the snail in with the slider it wouldn't suprise me if it killed the snail.

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jayla2251 said:
I think its doing that from getting picked at. They will basically hole up when getting too much attention from fish picking at them. Make sure you have lots of plants and other decor etc. in the tank, it always helps if they can find something as far as coverage. I also wouldn't keep the snail in with the slider it wouldn't suprise me if it killed the snail.

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Yea i thought about the RES attacking it but he is more worried about the minnows that are moving around the tank. He is really ignoring the snail just like he ignores the algae eater. I dont have any plants but plan to get some when I get the bigger tank. I was even thinking of using this smaller tank to grow plants then move to the bigger tank because I know the RES will eat the plants up quickly. I do have a tree like thing in the tank that the algae eater and sometimes the fish hide in to stay out the way of the RES.

Even after the water change the snail is just sitting at the top of the water in the corner of the tank.

I have to say my RES is not a good hunter as there is one minnow that has survived the past 5 weeks and has gotten too big for him to eat.
 
Sorry about that. I wouldn't add anymore, at least not mystery snails. You could maybe do some "feeder" types: ramhorns, pond snails.

You can always buy plastic plants.
 
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