Acclimating Snails

75Gallons · 02/17/2006, 02:40 PM

Any advice?

six.line · 02/17/2006, 02:43 PM

Snails are pretty hardy. Place the bag in the water, allow temperatures to adjust (about 20 minutes) and over the course of another 20 minutes, slowly add some of your water to the bag their in. Then pour out the water (not the snails) into something OTHER than your aquarium, and add the snails.

I've never heard of finnicky snails, so what I suggest might even be overboard.

ugination87 · 02/17/2006, 02:56 PM

really?? i just droped my snails and hermits into the tank... and they are doing good~!

Andrew · 02/17/2006, 02:57 PM

I put mine on the twards the top on the glass to the point where they aren't touching the water let and let then acclimate themself into the tank.

75Gallons · 02/17/2006, 02:58 PM

I think i'm going to try that with one of them andrew and see how he does

six.line · 02/17/2006, 03:06 PM

Yeah, dropping them in, they'll be fine I imagine. I'm not saying my way IS the only way and if you do otherwise I'll get my moderator friend to ban you and then come and find you and yell at you and then I'll... Well, I'll do something bad!

Do what works. Lovely thing about ReefCentral is the plethora of opinions and in the end, you get to choose for yourself.

75Gallons · 02/17/2006, 04:20 PM

Well I tried the glass acclimation thing with 4 snails 2 seem fine and 2 are kinda hanging out on my mag0float thingee in their shell.

02/17/2006, 02:40 PM	#1
75Gallons Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 239	Acclimating Snails Any advice?

02/17/2006, 02:43 PM	#2
six.line Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 775	Snails are pretty hardy. Place the bag in the water, allow temperatures to adjust (about 20 minutes) and over the course of another 20 minutes, slowly add some of your water to the bag their in. Then pour out the water (not the snails) into something OTHER than your aquarium, and add the snails. I've never heard of finnicky snails, so what I suggest might even be overboard. __________________ This post approved by Mrs. Sixline. assign <= six.line(#FFFFFF && string("nerdy")) Current Tank Info: 30 gallon with 10 gallon sump

02/17/2006, 03:06 PM	#6
six.line Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 775	Yeah, dropping them in, they'll be fine I imagine. I'm not saying my way IS the only way and if you do otherwise I'll get my moderator friend to ban you and then come and find you and yell at you and then I'll... Well, I'll do something bad! Do what works. Lovely thing about ReefCentral is the plethora of opinions and in the end, you get to choose for yourself. __________________ This post approved by Mrs. Sixline. assign <= six.line(#FFFFFF && string("nerdy")) Current Tank Info: 30 gallon with 10 gallon sump

02/17/2006, 02:56 PM	#3
ugination87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 98	really?? i just droped my snails and hermits into the tank... and they are doing good~!

02/17/2006, 02:57 PM	#4
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	I put mine on the twards the top on the glass to the point where they aren't touching the water let and let then acclimate themself into the tank.

02/17/2006, 02:58 PM	#5
75Gallons Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 239	I think i'm going to try that with one of them andrew and see how he does

02/17/2006, 04:20 PM	#7
75Gallons Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Georgia Posts: 239	Well I tried the glass acclimation thing with 4 snails 2 seem fine and 2 are kinda hanging out on my mag0float thingee in their shell.