snails
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they don't eat living ones.
just imagine how slow a fish would have to be in order to be overtaken and eaten alive by snails... there's no way a living fish would become snail food.
Check filters, the area around the aquarium, under any decorations... What kind of fish went missing?
just imagine how slow a fish would have to be in order to be overtaken and eaten alive by snails... there's no way a living fish would become snail food.
Check filters, the area around the aquarium, under any decorations... What kind of fish went missing?
Heh, have you ever seen footage of cone snails in action? Woof, those things can sting a fish and engulf it whole in a matter of seconds. Also, some cone snails are one of the most deadly venomous animals on the planet.Analog Saint said:
I was reading something the other day about cone snail venoms being approved investigationally as analgesics, and research is being done on using them as possible novel therapeutics in a variety of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Crazy world, huh?
Yip! It's the neurotoxins they are mainly looking at I believe. In high conentration they'll wipe you out, but in low enough doses they may prove to be beneficial. I have also ehard they are looking into box jellyfish venoms as well... which is amazing as they are supposedly the most venomous creatures on earth.
it was a molly ,pretty decent in size (2 inchesos so....
i checked everywhere,thorough search,nothing !this snail is huge thats why i suspect that it had something to do with it .....very puzzling
i checked everywhere,thorough search,nothing !this snail is huge thats why i suspect that it had something to do with it .....very puzzling
Analog Saint said:
While I'm not saying this is what happened to your fish I do have an interesting story.
My boss has a 46 gallon bowfront he keeps for his kids. he has som pretty common fish like danios and tetras and a large apple snail. One evening he happened to be watching the tank when he noticed a danio pestering the snail when, to his shock, the danio managed to swim INSIDE THE SNAIL. To the best that I can figure from his description, the fish managed to swim inside the chamber of the shell and got trapped.
The snail was looking pretty unhappy about it for a while but eventually recovered and is now living happily in the tank. Of course, the danio has never been seen again.
Its not entirely uncommon for fish to completely dissapear when you have cleaning crews working the tank.
My boss has a 46 gallon bowfront he keeps for his kids. he has som pretty common fish like danios and tetras and a large apple snail. One evening he happened to be watching the tank when he noticed a danio pestering the snail when, to his shock, the danio managed to swim INSIDE THE SNAIL. To the best that I can figure from his description, the fish managed to swim inside the chamber of the shell and got trapped.
The snail was looking pretty unhappy about it for a while but eventually recovered and is now living happily in the tank. Of course, the danio has never been seen again.
Its not entirely uncommon for fish to completely dissapear when you have cleaning crews working the tank.