"NetMax" wrote in message
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"Nikki" wrote in message
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guess this is a dumb question...if a snail is floating is it dead? I have
had a handful of problems with this one snail...thought he was dead
before so I took him out and put him in a bowl did not see him do
anything for a couple days then one night my husband came home said he
was climbing out of the bowl so he put him back in the tank, then for the
next few days he seemed fine, now this morning he was on the side
climbing now he is floating across the top of the tank, now I know when I
have dropped my other ones in the tank they sink, so I am guessing
floating is bad????
Nik


Some snails use a few transportation methods to get to better/different
feeding/spawning grounds. Besides crawling along a surface, they will
sometimes launch themselves downwards to let the current take them a short
distance. If they want to travel further, they swallow some air and float
to travel the currents. A floating snail is not usually a good sign, as
it's lacking something (diet, water too soft, unsuitable egg laying spots
etc). I would try offering some foods, such as blanched lettuce or a
piece of celery. Applesnail.net would probably have more food
suggestions. hth
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thanks I'll check it out, this is my first experience with mystery snails,
got them for the betta tanks but they did not end up there because the
bettas did not like them so they are in the goldfish tank now, I don't know
if that is a good place for them but I am getting ready to read the page you
suggested and get some info now.... I have four of them, (mystery snails)
two big black ones and two little ivory ones
thanks Nik