Snails Crawling Out of Tank?!

intenseimage · 07/05/2006, 08:09 PM

For whatever reason a few of my snails (mainly the margheritas) have been crawling up and over the edge of my tank ... I usually spot them before any harm is done to them but why are they doing this! The one even made it up over the edge, down the glass (24 gallon cube) and onto the stand.

Anyone else have this issue?

skippy2 · 07/05/2006, 08:11 PM

check your salinity maybe

intenseimage · 07/06/2006, 05:29 AM

Salinity and all other params are spot on and havent changed at all

schristi69 · 07/06/2006, 03:39 PM

Maybe they are just sightseeing

DJ88© · 07/06/2006, 04:35 PM

margarita snails like to go for hikes.

they usually go too far and end up dried up on the floor somewhere...

wrott · 07/06/2006, 04:40 PM

I've had ceriths do that too.

mfp4073 · 07/06/2006, 05:15 PM

I have one in my tank that always stays right at the top and a little out of the water. Did a water change yesterday and he just slid down the glass, refilled and right back to the top he went. Been doing this for more than 2 weeks. Odd little thing has his GPS messed up I guess.

07/05/2006, 08:09 PM	#1
intenseimage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northampton, PA Posts: 1,135	Snails Crawling Out of Tank?! For whatever reason a few of my snails (mainly the margheritas) have been crawling up and over the edge of my tank ... I usually spot them before any harm is done to them but why are they doing this! The one even made it up over the edge, down the glass (24 gallon cube) and onto the stand. Anyone else have this issue?

07/05/2006, 08:11 PM	#2
skippy2 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: S.W. Michigan Posts: 3,205	check your salinity maybe __________________ Peggy Current Tank Info: no tank

07/06/2006, 03:39 PM	#4
schristi69 Master of Space and Time Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 1,340	Maybe they are just sightseeing __________________ "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord Acton Current Tank Info: None, nada, gone

07/06/2006, 04:35 PM	#5
DJ88© Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: BC. Canada. Posts: 14,351	margarita snails like to go for hikes. they usually go too far and end up dried up on the floor somewhere... __________________ Darren Beauty fades.... Stupid is forever...... Current Tank Info: 34 Gal Solana with some lights.. and pumps that make water move. And fish...

07/06/2006, 04:40 PM	#6
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	I've had ceriths do that too. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

07/06/2006, 05:29 AM	#3
intenseimage Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northampton, PA Posts: 1,135	Salinity and all other params are spot on and havent changed at all

07/06/2006, 05:15 PM	#7
mfp4073 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,506	I have one in my tank that always stays right at the top and a little out of the water. Did a water change yesterday and he just slid down the glass, refilled and right back to the top he went. Been doing this for more than 2 weeks. Odd little thing has his GPS messed up I guess. __________________ Bristle worms are evil and need to be eradicated, at night they creep out of the tank and charge internet porn to your credit cards....ask me how I know. Anyone else notice that anthelia smells like fresh cut water chestnuts? ....they call me chad Current Tank Info: 1 crashed 75 gal..it was really beautiful while it lasted.