Floating snail means... - Aquarium Advice

manoosie · 10-14-2005, 06:41 PM

My golden snail is floating on the top of the water. I push him down and he comes right back up. What is the deal, is he a gonner?

Todd2 · 10-14-2005, 07:38 PM

I think he has a air bubble in his shell. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Fubie · 10-14-2005, 07:41 PM

I had this happen to my black mystery snail a couple of weeks ago. It acted very strange (i.e. lethargic, not coming out of the shell, etc.) for 3 or 4 days including the whole floating routine and then was fine. I still have no idea.

Jchillin · 10-14-2005, 07:47 PM

Check his foot. If it reacts to your touch...no problem.

meateater540 · 10-14-2005, 07:52 PM

Aparently this is how they get around the tank...correct me if im wrong :P. Thats what i always figured anyway.

coolchinchilla · 10-14-2005, 08:03 PM

Take him out of the water for a few minutes.

10-14-2005, 10:55 PM

One of my snails did this... and i picked it up and smelled it.. and well... he was dead.

mr86mister · 10-15-2005, 12:32 AM

yeah i would do the touch his foot thing and find out, but i do know they tend to float at the top of a tank for a bit then settle back down. sounds like fun to me!

lyquidphyre · 10-15-2005, 12:33 AM

Mine used to float around on and off all the time
Its an air bubble most likely

**Devilishturtles** · 10-15-2005, 12:37 AM

Soon, you'll see it "push" the air bubble out and it will go floating back down to the bottom of the tank. Pretty cool to watch! If it retracts when you touch the bottom of it, that's a good sign like everyone else said.

Dead snail is also a very distinct (and horrific) odor. A quick sniff will tell you all you need to know. If it makes you want to throw up, give him a quick chuck in the trash.

Probably crusing. Enjoy.

10-14-2005, 06:41 PM	#1
manoosie Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 61	Floating snail means... My golden snail is floating on the top of the water. I push him down and he comes right back up. What is the deal, is he a gonner?

10-14-2005, 07:38 PM	#2
Todd2 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 408	I think he has a air bubble in his shell. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. __________________ 20G L planted - 6 Black Skirt tetras, 1 Dwarf Gourami favorite fish (King of the tank) Plants - java fern & moss, dwarf sag, money wort 10G - empty

10-14-2005, 07:41 PM	#3
Fubie Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Rogersville, MO, USA Posts: 120	I had this happen to my black mystery snail a couple of weeks ago. It acted very strange (i.e. lethargic, not coming out of the shell, etc.) for 3 or 4 days including the whole floating routine and then was fine. I still have no idea. __________________ Fubie

10-14-2005, 07:47 PM	#4
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	Check his foot. If it reacts to your touch...no problem. __________________ _________________________________

10-14-2005, 07:52 PM	#5
meateater540 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hamilton ontario Posts: 43	Aparently this is how they get around the tank...correct me if im wrong :P. Thats what i always figured anyway. __________________ 50 gallon tank with 2 zebra danios, 3 brilliant rasboras, 5 neon tetras, 1 panda quarry, 1 bronze quarry 1 chocolate pleco, 5 glolight tetras, 5 red phantom tetras 1 orange finned loach 2 coi angel's Cyperus Helferi Cabomba caroliniana

10-14-2005, 08:03 PM	#6
coolchinchilla Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IA Posts: 477	Take him out of the water for a few minutes. __________________ coolchinchilla a small zoo is cool!

10-14-2005, 10:55 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	One of my snails did this... and i picked it up and smelled it.. and well... he was dead.

10-15-2005, 12:32 AM	#8
mr86mister Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2005 Location: East Syracuse, NY Posts: 779 Images: 27	yeah i would do the touch his foot thing and find out, but i do know they tend to float at the top of a tank for a bit then settle back down. sounds like fun to me! __________________ 20G High Semi-Aggressive, 5G Community 46 Bowfront Reef Tank, 2.5 Salwater Picotope 1.1 Normal Ball Pythons 3 Cats, 1 Choc. Lab, 1 Lop-Eared Bunny

10-15-2005, 12:33 AM	#9
lyquidphyre Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: McKinney, Tx Posts: 2,860 Images: 21	Mine used to float around on and off all the time Its an air bubble most likely __________________ Have cats? Check out AA's sister site designed for our feline friends

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