How long can snails stay alive in a shipping bag?

[mapleredta]

I am in much need of a clean up crew. I found the best prices on Reef2go. I highly doubt i'd be able to get off work early enough to aclimate them. Soonest I could aclimate them would be 6:30ish.:sad: Anybody have any opinions?

 

[smoothie]

That's where I buy my cleanup crew from. Great on live arrival with them. Never had luck with fish though. They ship them all in the same sized bags.
As far as not wanting to stay on the front step until 630- unplug your lights on the delivery date and have someone (friend, neighbor, neighbor's kid) bring them in and float them for you. Temp would be my main concern. Staying in the same water until you get home will not matter much

 

[mapleredta]

I've just got the approval for leaving work at lunch when they come! Sweet. Smoothie, which crew would you go with?
<u>CHOICES:</u> (pick any 3)
(120) NASSARIUS VIBEX SNAILS
(25) TURBO SNAILS
(25) CERITH SNAILS
(10) XLG CERITH SNAILS
(20) NERITE SNAILS
(20) MARGARITA SNAILS
(2) OLIVE SNAILS

 

[eliphant]

A friend bought a clean up crew from reefcleaners and had it shipped to my place since he went out of town. It shipped on wednesday and got to my house on friday, but I was out of town and got home saturday evening. I picked up the package and went straight to his place, floated the bags, and tossed them all in (this was what was suggested by reefcleaners). A majority of the snails made it, a few did not but he gave a bunch of extras anyways, lol. In short.. snails in bag of little water for 4 days, float bags, dump in, still okay!

 

[acroholic]

Not the time that is an issue. It would be the temp of the box in our 95 degree days right now, especially if the box would be in the sun.

Glad you got it worked out.