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Old 02-09-2009, 11:46 PM
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Question New Astraea Snails Not Moving...

Hello all,
I have a question about a couple of Astraea Snails I picked up the other day. They are my first snails in a new tank, along with a Nassarius snail and three hermit crabs. The other ones are all doing very well, but the two Astraea snails haven't moved since I got them two days ago. I know they are alive because they move a tiny bit in one place and I can see their foot down, but they haven't moved from where I set them down. Any ideas why this would be? I have checked the ammonia/nitrite/nitrate and all are zero.
Also, I acclimated them over about 1.5 hours, bag hanging inside the tank and adding small amounts of water every ten minutes.
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Old 02-10-2009, 12:49 AM
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I've had Astraea snails do that before. They're probably fine; just feeling a little pouty.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:34 AM
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My first couple of astreas in my red sea max didn't do very well because my temp stayed around 81-82 degrees. I was informed they don't like it that warm, more like 78 or 79. We ended up getting a chiller and they do fine now. But that's just my experience and I'm fairly new at this.
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the hermits will take care of the slow guys.
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:27 PM
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Try putting them on the rocks instead of the sand, they don't like being in the sand much, and won't go there very often on their own accord.
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Old 02-10-2009, 07:38 PM
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Thanks for the input!
The hermits I have are tiny so I don't think the snails are in danger quite yet. They are on rocks right now, but I thought maybe I would try different rocks, or maybe I should just leave them alone... Not sure.
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