Well, I have 3 snails which I guess are mystery snails. They were very active, alwyes eating and moving around. Then I dosed my tank with melafix and primafix. Since then they became very lethargic sometimes just floating there hanging to a detatched stem of my plants. They r not dead. One time, I put one of them in a plastic conatainer with my tank water just to see it closely and there was this fluffy cottony stuff hanfing from it for a while. Snail experts....any suggestions?
Snail question
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egynoor said:
That stuff comes out of my mystery snails usually in the morning when they first come out of the shell. It's pretty disgusting to me. I was never told what it is though. I just assumed it was slime; snails are messy. I don't think it's abnormal at all.
Maybe I'm mistaken about this then. You said fluffy cottony. How long have they sitting there? mine can go dormant for a few days and then they start moving. I haven't had any problems with them and melafix or Pimafix when I used it.
Hmm, I think the stuff that came out if mine was sand (along with slime) that he needed to get out of his shell.
Hmm, I think the stuff that came out if mine was sand (along with slime) that he needed to get out of his shell.
Mumma.of.two
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Mine do the same thing George9.
OP if you think your snails are reacting to the meds I'd either remove the meds or remove the snails from the tank. What are you treating for?
OP if you think your snails are reacting to the meds I'd either remove the meds or remove the snails from the tank. What are you treating for?
Well the melafix/primafix was 2 weeks ago. Since then I did water changes...so I dont think there is much if the meds remainig. But still the snails are very lethargic, and the guy floating still floating with the same plant stem obviuosly he is feeding on...I think. And I did get them out of the tank when.I suspected they are "irritated" by the meds, thats when I noticed this fluffy thing comming out of them. They were very active before, eating all the time. U could see their teeth marks on the back glass where algae are.
