Is My Snail ok?

[Random Fishy]

I just want to make sure my snail is fine. It's not the snail it's self it's his shell. Looked like his shell was deteriorating due to lack of calcium but now that I sometimes add calcium to my tank, its stopped. But the mark hasn't disappeared. Anything I can do to help heal it or is it permanent? Or will it slowly continue or what? Here are some pics:

 

[Jev12]

Just make sure to continue adding plenty of calcium...and I don't think it will completely go away but when he grows it will be less and less noticeable

 

[Random Fishy]

How often should I put the calcium and how much? My method: I use a butter knife and scrape the calcium off my bird bone (for got the name.) right obove my tank

 

[Jev12]

If I were you I would just break off a piece of the cuttle bone and put it in the tank it will take a couple days to sink but once it does just hide it in the back of the tank out of sight and then you should be fine

 

[Random Fishy]

If I were you I would just break off a piece of the cuttle bone and put it in the tank it will take a couple days to sink but once it does just hide it in the back of the tank out of sight and then you should be fine

I tried that but my snail never got to it and that's how his shell got the way it is.

 

[aluka]

i would just get a gh booster and increase your gh (which also adds calcium to the water).

 

[shellyx]

Kale and spinach is a good source of calcium as well, i feed it to all of my snail's

 

[Random Fishy]

The only thing I'm worried about is my goldfish eating it. But luckily I might get a divider soon so my oranda can leave my other fishes in peace. (He's a HUGE bully during feeding time.) so ill try with that sometime. Thanks. Btw think my Pleco will eat that?

 

[Fishninja]

If you put the calcium in your filter like you would with carbon u should be fine

 

[shellyx]

The only thing I'm worried about is my goldfish eating it. But luckily I might get a divider soon so my oranda can leave my other fishes in peace. (He's a HUGE bully during feeding time.) so ill try with that sometime. Thanks. Btw think my Pleco will eat that?

My bristlenose eats all the vegi,s i put in for my snail's

 

[Random Fishy]

My bristlenose eats all the vegi,s i put in for my snail's

So how does the snail get to it?

 

[shellyx]

So how does the snail get to it?

Mine share it, i don't have any issues with feeding and my bristle shares with 4 snails.

 

[Random Fishy]

Edit/update: my first post was mistaken. I think i've only slowed down the deterioration process. I'm not sure what I should do though. I've added a piece of cuttle bone to my tank and I've tried feeding him it directly and he tries to eat it but he doesn't seem to like it. What should I do? At the very least I would i like to stop it. Or if I can, stop it and get it to heal. Please help!