trennamw
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New snail, wondering if it's sick or it's just the led lighting ...
Tank is 29 gallon with penguin 200 filter, fishless cycled for a month and added fish yesterday. Nitrites and ammo at 0, nitrates under 5, GH 5, KH 3, pH 7.5. Water conditioned 2 days ago with Stress coat. Coral and seachem equilibrium because my tap water is practically RO. Temp 78.
Harlequin rasboras and glowlight tetras in yesterday. Snail was today.
The snails at Petsmart were ALL hiding in their shells so I asked a lot of questions. He said they were treating the fish with something they always use but he showed me how the snails water pump was off because they're sensitive to the medicine. Didn't ask what medicine. He showed me how the snail I was looking at was actively and strongly pulling itself shut when picked up.
Snail started to hang on to a plant and I noticed all the edges of his foot and antenna were blue tinged. I wondered if the current was a bit much in that spot and so I moved him to a quiet spot and put a tiny piece of food right beside him. Several hours later no movement. I just checked and he's still pulled tightly inside.
Drip acclimated btw. All the fish are super happy so far.
I've had a few of these and never seen the blue tinge. It's just at the edges too.
Tank also has a power head aerating.
The plants I got had been in a weak formaldehyde solution but I rinsed them really really well 48 hours ago when I did the full water change and built the tank.
I feel like when my son was a newborn lol ... Every little thing is a sign of terrible illness ... My first big tank.
Tank is 29 gallon with penguin 200 filter, fishless cycled for a month and added fish yesterday. Nitrites and ammo at 0, nitrates under 5, GH 5, KH 3, pH 7.5. Water conditioned 2 days ago with Stress coat. Coral and seachem equilibrium because my tap water is practically RO. Temp 78.
Harlequin rasboras and glowlight tetras in yesterday. Snail was today.
The snails at Petsmart were ALL hiding in their shells so I asked a lot of questions. He said they were treating the fish with something they always use but he showed me how the snails water pump was off because they're sensitive to the medicine. Didn't ask what medicine. He showed me how the snail I was looking at was actively and strongly pulling itself shut when picked up.
Snail started to hang on to a plant and I noticed all the edges of his foot and antenna were blue tinged. I wondered if the current was a bit much in that spot and so I moved him to a quiet spot and put a tiny piece of food right beside him. Several hours later no movement. I just checked and he's still pulled tightly inside.
Drip acclimated btw. All the fish are super happy so far.
I've had a few of these and never seen the blue tinge. It's just at the edges too.
Tank also has a power head aerating.
The plants I got had been in a weak formaldehyde solution but I rinsed them really really well 48 hours ago when I did the full water change and built the tank.
I feel like when my son was a newborn lol ... Every little thing is a sign of terrible illness ... My first big tank.