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Can snails live in a hyposalinity enviroment?
I got a fish (magnificent rabbit) with ICH so I have been treating it in a 120gal tank I had setup but did not have anything in it but 3 emerald crabs and a buncha snails for cleanup. I was useing Ruby Reef's Kick ICH along with lowering the salinity to 1.010 and raising the temp to 80-81 degrees. Well the higher temp killed all my snails which I figured might happen. So the ICH seems to be comeing under control but I know I need to wait quite some time to be sure. I have lowed the temp back to around 78 degrees. I am starting to have a green algae problem since my snails are all dead. So yesterday I bought some snails from the LFS. I knew my salinity was alot lower than where they were coming from so I took extra care and longer adjustment period before dropping them in the tank. Well they ALL died. I was told by the LFS the lower salinity should not effect them but I am wondering if that is true. All other tests are fine (ph,nitrate,etc). So my question is : Can snails live a tank with such a low salinity? thanks! G. |
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