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| Posted | red hermit after dead turbo snail shell |
| 24-02-2006 14:14 by ace |
hi my friends got a problem,one of his snail died and red hermit is after the shell,what he should do,take the snail out or leave it for hermit? |
| 24-02-2006 16:30 by drummerduck |
My guess is the snail should come out..... 
Anything that is dead in a tank should be removed. I'm guessing that the hermit will give up trying to remove the snail. |
| 24-02-2006 16:42 by ace |
looks like its eating it and peppermint shrimps are showing interest as well. |
| 24-02-2006 17:43 by drummerduck |
Well my advise like anything else that dies in a tank is to remove it.
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| 24-02-2006 17:54 by yanton |
it will quickly start to pollute your water. |
| 25-02-2006 16:44 by goeshere |
Depends on the size of your tank truthfully - if you have a 2 foot tank then remove it at once.... if you have a 4 foot + tank or something of quite substantial size with good filtration etc. you can get away with leaving it in. |
| 25-02-2006 18:43 by drummerduck |
Goeshere, what would be the point in leaving it in? shouldn't good housekeeping rules be stuck to and stick to the habit of removing dead stock whether it be a snail or a fish?
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| 25-02-2006 18:59 by ace |
hey guys i did ask my friend to dispose snail which he did straight away but he found it was half eaten by hermit:o |
| 26-02-2006 12:10 by drummerduck |
Job done!  |
| 26-02-2006 22:40 by deejdave |
The point of leaving it in would be that this is what would happen in the wild and if your tank is of a substantial size the extra work on the filtration caused by a dead snail would be negligible...  |
| 26-02-2006 23:24 by drummerduck |
erm....... the wild meaning the sea.....? slightly bigger dude than your tank!!! just a touch more water..... and of course its not your money floating around in the tank.
Yes maybe negligible but deejdave the old saying "start as you mean to go on". Snails as small as they are are still quite fleshy. I thought i had a dead snail last week, i seperated it from the tank..... i new it was dead when i could smell it..... thats a sign to remove. |
| 26-02-2006 23:55 by deejdave |
How do you think your bacteria etc in your biological filter build up and expand to cope with your tank? By being exposed to waste matter... Not only that but other critters like crabs scavenge on the dead flesh. With the average test kit u couldnt even measure a difference in ammonia, nitrite or nitrate levels caused by a dead snail in the average 120 litre plus marine aquarium... maybe i AM wrong but we're not talking about a big body mass like a clownfish or even a chromis, seems a little over the top to me. Deejdave. (Humble aquatic retailer and keeper of marines for 18 years) |
| 27-02-2006 09:26 by drummerduck |
As i said deejdave "start as you mean to go on"
Your right in everything you say. I cannot argue with someone that has been in the business for 18 years, and is a humble aquatic retailer and keeper of marines!!! That helps to put me in my place i guess. I'll stick to the newbie questions from now on like "do i need salt with my water for a marine aquarium?". Or maybe thats pushing it too...
cheers, DD  |
| 27-02-2006 10:00 by kell |
would you not be able to clean the shells out and put them back in the tank? |
| 27-02-2006 18:34 by deejdave |
lol at drummerduck,  i'm not saying you are wrong just giving my view lol... every person who keeps fish will find out there own way what is best, we all have our own ways & habits. Just do whatever works for you... & yes you can clean out shell & put back. |
| 27-02-2006 18:50 by drummerduck |
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