snail gone?

[BigDaddy420]

i had 3 snails, fairly big ones, about the size of a 50 cent peice. now i have 2, i dont see an empty shell, any ideas? will they try to get out of the tank?

 

[timisu87]

Many times that has occured to me. The snail most likely crawled out of the tank, it should be around the tank area. It hasn't gotten far.

 

[Lotus]

Have you looked up in the hood and above the water line in the tank?

 

[BigDaddy420]

no i havent looked up in the hood, ill have to go check there now. i hope he didnt get out, the tank sits in the wall, so hed be roaming back in the little cubby space.

 

[FroggyFox]

Yep...mine are usually hangin out (literally) on the hood or a couple of them have gotten out via where the filter hangs into the tank.

 

[BigDaddy420]

so i took the wall apart and found him stuck in the big floor grate, how long can these guys live out of the water? i could see him inside the shell, dont know if he was dead or not, if he's dead i at least got a nice tank decoration.

 

[FroggyFox]

As long as they're moist they should be ok...but who knows. I'd plop him in some water and see how it goes.

 

[BigDaddy420]

i put him back in the tank right away, he only cost me a 1.50, and i still have 2 more, they had babies once, but the bichir ate them quickly. worst case scenario is i have a $1.50 decoration

 

[BigDaddy420]

amazing, he musta been out of the tank for 2-3 days, he's still alive.

 

[Chazwick]

Those little apple snails, never cease to amaze me. lol

 

[BigDaddy420]

i cant keep them out of my breeding net, everyday i have to pick them out and throw them back in the tank.

 

[AdamMAXIS]

My big Golden Apple snail died from over eating..

It seems you have had fortune with them, though. Congrats.