Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Dakota Malone on October 18, 2011 at 6:15pm

if its because the ph dropping you could try putting crushed coral in the filter

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Dakota Malone on October 18, 2011 at 6:15pm

or the tank if you dont mind how it looks

 

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by scott farmer on October 19, 2011 at 5:58am

i've check the ph and is the norm for the water in my area7.4-7.6. i actully have crushed coral as a base layer under the gravel in my tank as i had it left over from a old saltwater tank. i'm just stumped as they were all growing so well and have got so big. the other thing is that have hundreds of tiny snails that have come in on plants i've have bought (i'm the process off crushing them every morning there is bloody loads). thought it would of effected these aswell.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Tony G - AquaStudent on October 19, 2011 at 9:01am

There's no reason for your apple snails to be the only ones effected by the DIY co2. If it was c02 poisoning more of the inhabitants would be effected. How old are they? Perhaps they are just getting to that age :/ They may have also been overeating.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by scott farmer on October 20, 2011 at 3:05am

Not sure how old they are but I've only had about 6 weeks. They are still kind alive they just don't come out the shell much, maybe just 3-4mm.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on October 19, 2011 at 1:35pm

weird...is it dead?

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by scott farmer on October 20, 2011 at 3:10am

I had 3 and all have started to float and not really come out of there shells, think I'll just have to c what happens. Have removed the co2 anyway to b safe.:-/

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bingamon on October 20, 2011 at 5:09pm

This will sound weird but smell them. Nothing smells worse then a dead snail. If they dont stink they are alive.

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by scott farmer on October 22, 2011 at 2:19pm

Did the old sniff test, and nothing they are still alive but just don't seem to be doing anything, when I put them in they were al over the place. :-(

• ▶ Reply