Terminate Turbo?

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 12:59 PM

Something is wrong with one of my Turbos. Last night, I noticed that he fell. So I placed him back on the glass and left the room. When I came back, he had fell again. This went on three or four times until I gave up and just left him on the sandbed. Today, I notice that something is wrong with his foot. It curls. The snail can't even move on the sandbed. All of the other snails in my tank are fine. My temperature is 81 degrees F, nitrites are at 0, nitrates are at 0, and specific gravity is between 1.024 and 1.025 using a refractometer. Should I terminate this Turbo?

MyMonkey · 04/18/2006, 01:15 PM

I have asked the same thing about a HUGE turbo I had once. It did the same thing where it fell a few times then just stopped moving and died. I was advised to leave it in there if I had Hermits and let them do the dirty work. There were some that said I should remove it.

I left it in and all sorts of animals came out of the sand to clean the shell. The bug shell is still sitting in there empty and clean.

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the input. I have nothing in the tank except the snails as of now. Is there no chance the turbo will get better?

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 01:52 PM

Anyone have any more comments? The more help the better.

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 04:51 PM

???

goda · 04/18/2006, 04:53 PM

if you just got the snail it may of been shocked.. i had 2 snails do the same thing and they died.. i just let the other snails clean him out

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 04:54 PM

Really? I got the snails last Monday. Everything was fine until last night. If it were shock, wouldn't this have happened sooner?

rustybucket145 · 04/18/2006, 04:56 PM

If by chance you are letting your tank cycle. The death of the snail will actually help the cycle along.

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 04:58 PM

Nope. My tank has been running since February. The snail is still alive and seems restless. It's trying to movie but the back of its foot seems paralyzed.

goda · 04/18/2006, 05:01 PM

yupyup same happend to two of mine they try to move but wont stick... i blame shock and mine took the same amount of time befor he started acting up.. i had 2 bags of snails one i aclimated slowly the other fast ( since coral was in with the snails... the snails int he coral bag were free caus e they didnt take them off the rock the coral was on hehe)

anyways how long did u aclimate them

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 05:04 PM

I acclimated for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. I used a dixie cup to take water out of the bag and then add tank tank water. I did this every 15 minutes.

Cutiewitbooty · 04/18/2006, 05:07 PM

i just throw mine into the tank (serously throw, i stand across the room and see if i can make it in the tank lol), haven't had one die yet

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 05:47 PM

lol. Cutie. I acclimate mine slowly and correctly and now one is paralyzed. You throw yours across the room and don't acclimate and they thrive. Damn you! lol.

Cutiewitbooty · 04/18/2006, 05:50 PM

maybe you should try my method

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 06:14 PM

Update: He was euthanized.

Cutiewitbooty · 04/18/2006, 06:33 PM

that sucks, maybe you will have better luck with your next one (if you decied to get another one)

seansod · 04/18/2006, 06:41 PM

It could have been temp. Turbos are cool water snails and usually have a short life span in normal reef temps.

Tony

Greg129 · 04/18/2006, 07:01 PM

So the heat did it in?

impulse · 04/18/2006, 08:19 PM

You don't say if you have any fish stock yet, but when you do, I would advise replacing your snail with a Fighting conch (Strombus alatus). They are much hardier, long lived and excellent detrius eaters. You only need 1 per 2 sq ft, ie total of 4 for your tank, maybe 3 as you have other Turbo and Astrea snails. They are totally safe with all other marine creatures, including corals. They don't have to be rescued if they tip over, and can withstand attacks from Hermit crabs.

jpslickorocks · 04/18/2006, 08:28 PM

cutie's method works for me as well. they airball acclimation method is best

Cutiewitbooty · 04/18/2006, 09:18 PM

hell yeah

Mishap · 04/18/2006, 09:32 PM

I've got a wicked behind the back shot. Beer pong skills. *flex*

04/18/2006, 12:59 PM	#1
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Terminate Turbo? Something is wrong with one of my Turbos. Last night, I noticed that he fell. So I placed him back on the glass and left the room. When I came back, he had fell again. This went on three or four times until I gave up and just left him on the sandbed. Today, I notice that something is wrong with his foot. It curls. The snail can't even move on the sandbed. All of the other snails in my tank are fine. My temperature is 81 degrees F, nitrites are at 0, nitrates are at 0, and specific gravity is between 1.024 and 1.025 using a refractometer. Should I terminate this Turbo? __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 01:15 PM	#2
MyMonkey Persona Non Grata Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,106	I have asked the same thing about a HUGE turbo I had once. It did the same thing where it fell a few times then just stopped moving and died. I was advised to leave it in there if I had Hermits and let them do the dirty work. There were some that said I should remove it. I left it in and all sorts of animals came out of the sand to clean the shell. The bug shell is still sitting in there empty and clean. __________________ The worst thing about an unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it. Current Tank Info: 20 Long.10 months to my 240 In wall with Fish Room.

04/18/2006, 01:31 PM	#3
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Thanks for the input. I have nothing in the tank except the snails as of now. Is there no chance the turbo will get better? __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 01:52 PM	#4
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Anyone have any more comments? The more help the better. __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 04:51 PM	#5
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	??? __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 04:53 PM	#6
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	if you just got the snail it may of been shocked.. i had 2 snails do the same thing and they died.. i just let the other snails clean him out

04/18/2006, 04:54 PM	#7
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Really? I got the snails last Monday. Everything was fine until last night. If it were shock, wouldn't this have happened sooner? __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 04:56 PM	#8
rustybucket145 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: valdosta, ga Posts: 3,707	If by chance you are letting your tank cycle. The death of the snail will actually help the cycle along. __________________ 400gals of various tanks in the same system. Current Tank Info: 2 175w MH, 2 VH0 Actinics, Lots of Live Rock, tons of copepods, a Fat Mandarin Goby, Niger Trigger, Yellow Tang, Falco Hawkfish, Bi-Color Pseudo, numerous soft, SPS and LPS Corals

04/18/2006, 04:58 PM	#9
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Nope. My tank has been running since February. The snail is still alive and seems restless. It's trying to movie but the back of its foot seems paralyzed. __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 05:01 PM	#10
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	yupyup same happend to two of mine they try to move but wont stick... i blame shock and mine took the same amount of time befor he started acting up.. i had 2 bags of snails one i aclimated slowly the other fast ( since coral was in with the snails... the snails int he coral bag were free caus e they didnt take them off the rock the coral was on hehe) anyways how long did u aclimate them

04/18/2006, 05:04 PM	#11
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	I acclimated for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. I used a dixie cup to take water out of the bag and then add tank tank water. I did this every 15 minutes. __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 05:07 PM	#12
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	i just throw mine into the tank (serously throw, i stand across the room and see if i can make it in the tank lol), haven't had one die yet __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

04/18/2006, 05:47 PM	#13
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	lol. Cutie. I acclimate mine slowly and correctly and now one is paralyzed. You throw yours across the room and don't acclimate and they thrive. Damn you! lol. __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 05:50 PM	#14
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	maybe you should try my method __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

04/18/2006, 06:14 PM	#15
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	Update: He was euthanized. __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 06:33 PM	#16
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	that sucks, maybe you will have better luck with your next one (if you decied to get another one) __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

04/18/2006, 06:41 PM	#17
seansod Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. Posts: 135	It could have been temp. Turbos are cool water snails and usually have a short life span in normal reef temps. Tony

04/18/2006, 07:01 PM	#18
Greg129 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 687	So the heat did it in? __________________ 65 gallon Glass (36" x 18" x 24") -36" 2x96W Coralife Aqualight CF hood -Remora Pro Protein Skimmer -3x Maxijet 1200 Powerheads -2x False Perculas -1x Melanurus Wrasse -1x Coral Beauty Angelfish -1x Yellow Tang -1x Red Firefish -1x Purple Pin Cushion Urchin -1x Leather Coral

04/18/2006, 08:19 PM	#19
impulse Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adalaide, South Australia Posts: 64	You don't say if you have any fish stock yet, but when you do, I would advise replacing your snail with a Fighting conch (Strombus alatus). They are much hardier, long lived and excellent detrius eaters. You only need 1 per 2 sq ft, ie total of 4 for your tank, maybe 3 as you have other Turbo and Astrea snails. They are totally safe with all other marine creatures, including corals. They don't have to be rescued if they tip over, and can withstand attacks from Hermit crabs.

04/18/2006, 08:28 PM	#20
jpslickorocks Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scottsdale, Az. Posts: 2,164	cutie's method works for me as well. they airball acclimation method is best __________________ We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Current Tank Info: I do at least five water changes a day

04/18/2006, 09:18 PM	#21
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	hell yeah __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

04/18/2006, 09:32 PM	#22
Mishap Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 977	I've got a wicked behind the back shot. Beer pong skills. flex