Is this a dead snail out of its shell?

moneymm · 01/04/2018, 09:50 AM

i noticed an upside down snail yesterday, so i flipped him over, today i see this...

is it dead and out of its shell? i should remove it asap right?

Pandagobyguy · 01/04/2018, 10:31 AM

Looks like it to me

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ReeferNoob4ever · 01/04/2018, 10:52 AM

Try touching it to see if it moves, but yes I'd take it out before it stinks up your tank.

moneymm · 01/04/2018, 11:14 AM

didnt move, it has been flushed. thanks hopefully i dont see a rash of problems now.

Sstanley223 · 01/04/2018, 11:40 AM

Smell it... not trying to be gross... it's a DEAD giveaway

sde1500 · 01/04/2018, 11:53 AM

definitely was a dead snail. But if a dying/dead snail causes a bunch of problems in your tank, the underlying problem is much more than the dead snail. Any but probably the tiniest of tanks should not be affected at all by that snail dying.

totoro · 01/04/2018, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sstanley223

Smell it... not trying to be gross... it's a DEAD giveaway

+1

best to get rid of it fast unless you have other cuc to clean it up.

ReeferNoob4ever · 01/04/2018, 12:41 PM

You shouldn't see any problems unless there is a problem that killed the snail in the first place. When I say stink up your tank I mean dead snails stink bad.

JUNBUG361 · 01/04/2018, 03:40 PM

hermit crabs looking for a new shell

gamerunr · 01/04/2018, 06:20 PM

Hermit crabs are evil

01/04/2018, 10:52 AM	#3
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Try touching it to see if it moves, but yes I'd take it out before it stinks up your tank. __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

01/04/2018, 11:14 AM	#4
moneymm Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 548	didnt move, it has been flushed. thanks hopefully i dont see a rash of problems now. __________________ 45 Gallon Bow DT - Lifereef Berlin Sump/Skimmer - 36" ATI Dimmable Sunpower 4 x 39W Phantom Clown, Ocellaris Cown, 10 Snails, 4 Hermit Crabs

01/04/2018, 11:53 AM	#6
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	definitely was a dead snail. But if a dying/dead snail causes a bunch of problems in your tank, the underlying problem is much more than the dead snail. Any but probably the tiniest of tanks should not be affected at all by that snail dying. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

01/04/2018, 12:41 PM	#8
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	You shouldn't see any problems unless there is a problem that killed the snail in the first place. When I say stink up your tank I mean dead snails stink bad. __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

01/04/2018, 10:31 AM	#2
Pandagobyguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 333	Looks like it to me Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

01/04/2018, 11:40 AM	#5
Sstanley223 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: North Aurora Illinois Posts: 24	Smell it... not trying to be gross... it's a DEAD giveaway

01/04/2018, 03:40 PM	#9
JUNBUG361 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Antioch,CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,091	hermit crabs looking for a new shell

01/04/2018, 06:20 PM	#10
gamerunr Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Missouri Posts: 90	Hermit crabs are evil