:mad2: Since my 90 has finished cycling I wanted a week or so until my tank showed descent signs of algae growth before I added members f the CUC. Well went to LFS and purchased some cerith snails, a few scarlett hermits,and a few elecrtric blue hermits and one turbo snail to start. After a few days of non-movement I decided to check the Turbo snail, and as I rolled him with my scrapper all his insides poured out and the most aweful, foulest stench that I ever smelled along with it :sick:. Unfortunately I wasn't expecting this So I had no net ready and my MP-40's were wide open so I spent most of my day fishing out rotten snail particles from my tank. Lesson learned...? Expect the unexpected and I just might leave turbo alone for a awhile:tongue:
First loss
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Snails are hit or miss. And it sucks if you buy nice mexican turbos for $5-$7 ea and have them kick off.
With the bigger snails a very slow acclimation is absolutely key (which it sounds like you did). They also require a LOT of food/algae. Like more than you'd think. And sometimes they just kick off for no reason.
With the bigger snails a very slow acclimation is absolutely key (which it sounds like you did). They also require a LOT of food/algae. Like more than you'd think. And sometimes they just kick off for no reason.
