katrina.hughes Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hi all, I bought my mystery snail a while ago and it has been quite contempt with moving round the bowl, doing what snails do best... but lately, my snail does not move at all (and hasn't moved for the past 2 months). I know it's still alive as its operculum is still tightly closed. I haven't changed anything out of the ordinary for his behaviour to change so I was wondering whether they hibernate and if so, for how long? He is in a 20L bowl with two fantail goldfish, once weekly 20% water changes. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I thought mystery snails were tropical? this is :smot: but cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 20L bowl with 2 fantail goldfish sounds too crowded. Usual recommendation is 40L for the first goldfish, and then 20L for the second. What are the water parameters? Maybe the snail is affected by ammonia etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrina.hughes Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 They are only juvenile fantails, each measuring 5-6cm, will be moving them when they get bigger. Water parameters are all fine - no ammonia, ph 7, water is aerated, nitrate/nitrite levels all fine. It's all pretty healthy - except for the snail... who won't move. When I bought him from the petshop he was in a coldwater tank, cute pic :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 They are only juvenile fantails, each measuring 5-6cm, will be moving them when they get bigger. Water parameters are all fine - no ammonia, ph 7, water is aerated, nitrate/nitrite levels all fine. It's all pretty healthy - except for the snail... who won't move. When I bought him from the petshop he was in a coldwater tank, cute pic :-) What's the temperature? They're not really coldwater, more tropical-cool water. They tend to slow down and stop when it's too cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katrina.hughes Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hmm, that's interesting - I just assumed it was coldwater as HFF were selling them in their coldwater section. Is 20C too cold for them? May have to graduate him into my tropical tank then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 20 isn't cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumbeginner32 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 I have some snails in my coldwater tank that I was given free by a friend and he had guppies in there... they're not apple snails but I dont know what they are. They seem to be ok. I read that they do just stay in one place not moving for a long time... like hibernating... well, the apple snails do. I read online to not be concerned if they're just stuck to the side of the tank for weeks/months. They do that. If it's alive then it's probably fine. Also someone on here told me that if they're not happy they'll try to escape the water... so if it's not trying to get out then it's probably fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquatic Dreams Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Defiantly a warm water species. They will handle the cooler temps, But don't like them. They will be a lot more active in temps around 22 +. Are the Goldies annoying it? That could be another reason why Its staying hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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