Brighteyes
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Dec 8, 2013
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Hello,
I have had my two snails for a little over two weeks (I got them on Black Friday.) They were fine until 3 days ago when I noticed one in the water upside down with its "foot" in the air. I flipped it over and it ended up that way again, I assume my Red Cap Goldfish was flipping it, but then I found the second Zebra on its back. I did a 15% water change because I noticed my tank smelled bad and my Red Cap (Alice) was having some bladder problems. She is fine now, but I am pretty sure my snails are dead! They do not smell, their "cap" is not closed, and they are white in color inside the shell. They have been Quarantined until I know for sure. I also have 2 Ghost shrimp (had 4 but two got ate, lol) and I am not sure if they could have eaten all the food for the snails, yes or no? I have 4 fish total in my tank as well, water is great (tested and normal) but I do use AquaSafe Plus to make my tap water safe, could that have killed them? I have never had snails, and I am just not getting back into fish after several years of not having any. I plan on upgrading to a bigger tank in the next week (from a 1.5 gallon to a 5 or 10 gallon.) I am hoping with a bigger tank I can not only get more fish but my shrimp and (new) snails will live better.
Thank you!
I have had my two snails for a little over two weeks (I got them on Black Friday.) They were fine until 3 days ago when I noticed one in the water upside down with its "foot" in the air. I flipped it over and it ended up that way again, I assume my Red Cap Goldfish was flipping it, but then I found the second Zebra on its back. I did a 15% water change because I noticed my tank smelled bad and my Red Cap (Alice) was having some bladder problems. She is fine now, but I am pretty sure my snails are dead! They do not smell, their "cap" is not closed, and they are white in color inside the shell. They have been Quarantined until I know for sure. I also have 2 Ghost shrimp (had 4 but two got ate, lol) and I am not sure if they could have eaten all the food for the snails, yes or no? I have 4 fish total in my tank as well, water is great (tested and normal) but I do use AquaSafe Plus to make my tap water safe, could that have killed them? I have never had snails, and I am just not getting back into fish after several years of not having any. I plan on upgrading to a bigger tank in the next week (from a 1.5 gallon to a 5 or 10 gallon.) I am hoping with a bigger tank I can not only get more fish but my shrimp and (new) snails will live better.
Thank you!