Best way to Removing dead shells?

ps2cho · 07/16/2013, 03:30 PM

I believe I have a pile of dead bodies from snails that did not make the trip from reefkeepers since they haven't moved.

What is the best way to remove them or be sure they ARE the dead ones?

Any tips or suggestions?

Sugar Magnolia · 07/16/2013, 03:34 PM

Dead snails smell. They smell BAD. Just pick them up and toss them out.

xrayjeeper83 · 07/16/2013, 03:58 PM

^^^this

Genesis Corals · 07/16/2013, 08:36 PM

I have enough LR to handle the ammonia, so I just left them to be eaten by other critters.

Jshafer · 07/16/2013, 08:44 PM

Hermit crabs will eat them almost minutes of them dying

Bpb · 07/16/2013, 09:39 PM

Lol yeah what he said. I've never even seen a dead snail last long enough to create ammonia. Hell, I think my cuc probably finishes them off before they're even totally dead. A truely dead snail not only smells putrid, but also will droop reaction less out of its shell. Every live snail I've picked up will pull tight into its shell...except nassarius. Those flip and flail around till you let them go. Kinda creeps me out.

07/16/2013, 03:30 PM	#1
ps2cho Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 155	Best way to Removing dead shells? I believe I have a pile of dead bodies from snails that did not make the trip from reefkeepers since they haven't moved. What is the best way to remove them or be sure they ARE the dead ones? Any tips or suggestions?

07/16/2013, 03:34 PM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Dead snails smell. They smell BAD. Just pick them up and toss them out. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

07/16/2013, 08:36 PM	#4
Genesis Corals Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 51	I have enough LR to handle the ammonia, so I just left them to be eaten by other critters. __________________ Genesis 1:21 So God created the great creatures of the ocean. He created every living and moving thing that fills the waters. He created all kinds of them...And God saw that it was good.

07/16/2013, 03:58 PM	#3
xrayjeeper83 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Orange Park, Fl Posts: 619	^^^this

07/16/2013, 08:44 PM	#5
Jshafer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 163	Hermit crabs will eat them almost minutes of them dying

07/16/2013, 09:39 PM	#6
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Lol yeah what he said. I've never even seen a dead snail last long enough to create ammonia. Hell, I think my cuc probably finishes them off before they're even totally dead. A truely dead snail not only smells putrid, but also will droop reaction less out of its shell. Every live snail I've picked up will pull tight into its shell...except nassarius. Those flip and flail around till you let them go. Kinda creeps me out.