Blue Mystery Snail acting weird for over two weeks

DjLitterbox · 11/07/2016, 02:55 PM

Blue Mystery Snail acting weird for over two weeks.

He has been just floating and not active. I checked the water and nothing is out of line. I have been feeding the snails fish flakes, Hikari wafers, and my own Snail-o filled with calcium. The other two snails are active. There are no other living creatures in the tank. Two Marimo moss balls keep them company.
Last week I removed him from the main tank and put him in his own little thing, and keep the water changed and clean.
He will stick his breathing tube out and sometimes a feeler will poke around. Sometimes hes at the bottom, and sometimes he floats. But he does not exit his shell. I haven't seen him really move for almost over two weeks.
He also doesn't seem to want to close his door all the way. I'm not trying to get him to close it though. Im being gentle
Honestly it looks like his little foot is rolled over...? Im not sure how to describe it.....Like a Hamburger?
He used to be the most active and adventurous of my little guys. Now I'm not sure whats going on with him
I have pet Jellyfish that have given me less trouble than this little guy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I need to learn more about my snails.

See the attached photo that is much larger than I thought

eastlake · 11/09/2016, 07:37 AM

Have you added any other snails recently? I don't know if there's any correlation between freshwater snails and abalones but I saw a picture comparing healthy specimens to "infected" ones and they had curled feet so I wonder if the snail isn't some kind of sick. I know that the pictured snail isn't at full adult size but how long have you had it?

AlSimmons · 11/09/2016, 11:15 AM

Are you sure that's not a Sea Cowrie as opposed to a common snail? What's the top of the shell look like?

DjLitterbox · 11/09/2016, 12:58 PM

No new snails have been added to my tank.
I've had my snails since Early September.
I was told it was a Mystery Snail. But I know how that label could really mean anything. I'll try and get a better photo of the shell For you AlSimmons

DjLitterbox · 11/09/2016, 02:34 PM

AlSimmons · 11/10/2016, 11:16 AM

Wow! That's a beautiful snail. I have no idea what kind it is exactly, but Pagojoe should chime in here soon. He'll be able to identify it for you.

DjLitterbox · 11/11/2016, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Wow! That's a beautiful snail. I have no idea what kind it is exactly, but Pagojoe should chime in here soon. He'll be able to identify it for you.

Thank you! He is a lovely shade of blue grey. And he and the other tank mates are a lovely ivory with orange(boo), and a purple with orange(Mr. E Snail). And they were doing so well together. But to make sure they didn't pass anything around I had to put him by himself.
I hope we can get some help for the blue one. We've named him Lil'cthulhu

pagojoe · 11/11/2016, 10:58 PM

He is pretty. Freshwater snails aren't my specialty, but...it sounds like he was exposed to something that affected his nervous system. I don't know why it would have affected him and not his tankmates, though. Then again, the shell looks somewhat gerontic, so maybe he's headed toward the end of his natural lifespan.

Don

DjLitterbox · 11/11/2016, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagojoe

He is pretty. Freshwater snails aren't my specialty, but...it sounds like he was exposed to something that affected his nervous system. I don't know why it would have affected him and not his tankmates, though. Then again, the shell looks somewhat gerontic, so maybe he's headed toward the end of his natural lifespan.

Don

I know some of his shell is a little rough, but that's the way he sure was when I got him. All had pretty rough looking shells, but their new growth is smooth.
And I'm not sure he's old, he's a tiny thing compared to his tank mate who is now twice his size.

If something has made him ill or damaged his system, is there some way to feed or apply something to help?

pagojoe · 11/12/2016, 10:13 PM

Nah, not that I know of.

DjLitterbox · 11/14/2016, 10:53 AM

Just keep him separate and hope for the best? I wish I could get him to eat. He doesn't seem to go to any food I put in the little container

DjLitterbox · 11/29/2016, 04:06 AM

He has passed away. Today he was like flopped out of his shell, and when scooping him out he fell right out of his shell into my hands. Poor little buddy.

11/07/2016, 02:55 PM	#1
DjLitterbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	Blue Mystery Snail acting weird for over two weeks Blue Mystery Snail acting weird for over two weeks. He has been just floating and not active. I checked the water and nothing is out of line. I have been feeding the snails fish flakes, Hikari wafers, and my own Snail-o filled with calcium. The other two snails are active. There are no other living creatures in the tank. Two Marimo moss balls keep them company. Last week I removed him from the main tank and put him in his own little thing, and keep the water changed and clean. He will stick his breathing tube out and sometimes a feeler will poke around. Sometimes hes at the bottom, and sometimes he floats. But he does not exit his shell. I haven't seen him really move for almost over two weeks. He also doesn't seem to want to close his door all the way. I'm not trying to get him to close it though. Im being gentle Honestly it looks like his little foot is rolled over...? Im not sure how to describe it.....Like a Hamburger? He used to be the most active and adventurous of my little guys. Now I'm not sure whats going on with him I have pet Jellyfish that have given me less trouble than this little guy. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I need to learn more about my snails. See the attached photo that is much larger than I thought

11/09/2016, 07:37 AM	#2
eastlake Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: willoughby Posts: 648	Have you added any other snails recently? I don't know if there's any correlation between freshwater snails and abalones but I saw a picture comparing healthy specimens to "infected" ones and they had curled feet so I wonder if the snail isn't some kind of sick. I know that the pictured snail isn't at full adult size but how long have you had it?

11/09/2016, 11:15 AM	#3
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Are you sure that's not a Sea Cowrie as opposed to a common snail? What's the top of the shell look like?

11/09/2016, 12:58 PM	#4
DjLitterbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	No new snails have been added to my tank. I've had my snails since Early September. I was told it was a Mystery Snail. But I know how that label could really mean anything. I'll try and get a better photo of the shell For you AlSimmons

11/09/2016, 02:34 PM	#5
DjLitterbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10

11/10/2016, 11:16 AM	#6
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Wow! That's a beautiful snail. I have no idea what kind it is exactly, but Pagojoe should chime in here soon. He'll be able to identify it for you.

11/11/2016, 10:58 PM	#8
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	He is pretty. Freshwater snails aren't my specialty, but...it sounds like he was exposed to something that affected his nervous system. I don't know why it would have affected him and not his tankmates, though. Then again, the shell looks somewhat gerontic, so maybe he's headed toward the end of his natural lifespan. Don

11/12/2016, 10:13 PM	#10
pagojoe Team RC Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 2,761	Nah, not that I know of.

11/14/2016, 10:53 AM	#11
DjLitterbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	Just keep him separate and hope for the best? I wish I could get him to eat. He doesn't seem to go to any food I put in the little container

11/29/2016, 04:06 AM	#12
DjLitterbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 10	He has passed away. Today he was like flopped out of his shell, and when scooping him out he fell right out of his shell into my hands. Poor little buddy.