darn thing wont move!

[1eyedJyde]

I am having a similar issue, with one of my apple snails. It has been quite active over the last few weeks and then all of a sudden it hasn't moved in a few days, I have even handled it with out it retracting fully into it's shell. Water params are 0,0,<10 with temp at about 76 slowly raising temp to 80. In the last week this same snail has laid a bunch of eggs.

I have smelled the snail and she is quite pottent smelling where as the other snail just smells like aquarium water. I'm pretty sure she is dead, the only issue i have is if she is dead wouldn't the other snail and fish be feeding on her?

 

[cnoel08]

maybe it just loves the spot that it is in?
Try moving it across the tank and see if it moves back

 

[1eyedJyde]

Just an update, I checked it this morning and she is definitely dead, the easyist way to tell I think is the smell. What could have killed her? None of the fish in the tank really bother the snails, the only thing I can think of was the Male snail who would try to mate when ever he could. Could that stress cause her death?

 

[Lupin]

Just an update, I checked it this morning and she is definitely dead, the easyist way to tell I think is the smell. What could have killed her? None of the fish in the tank really bother the snails, the only thing I can think of was the Male snail who would try to mate when ever he could. Could that stress cause her death?

It's possible. What are your fish?

 

[Lupin]

i have hard water not sure exactly but no ammonia, or nitrites, very low nitrates, 8.2ph, 82 degrees, I have 2 african cichlid, 1 pearl gourami, 2 columbian shark catfish, and 1 clown loach in a 55gal tank, it still looks alive cuz it doesn't stay in the exact place but it doesnt move far nor does the tank smell. I thought about the loach but it doesnt look like it notice it and the snail is bigger than the loach. (I had 2 small white snails and they both died in like a week i think the loach got to them.)

You're mixing the snail with the wrong fish. African cichlids, Columbian sharks and loaches will constantly harass it.

 

[1eyedJyde]

It's possible. What are your fish?

Lupin, see my tank set up for the 55, I think the one doing the harasing was the male snale. I didn't think that a snall would count as an aggressive spiecies, the only other fish that goes near the snale is the albino Corries, every once and a while I'll see them cleaning the shell.

 

[Lupin]

Lupin, see my tank set up for the 55, I think the one doing the harasing was the male snale. I didn't think that a snall would count as an aggressive spiecies, the only other fish that goes near the snale is the albino Corries, every once and a while I'll see them cleaning the shell.

Snails aren't really aggressive but you have to understand males have a tendency of wanting to court the female despite her refusal. See Asolene spixi and Marisa cornuarietes. Apparently, if it is the male Marisa that is courting a female Asolene spixi, there is a chance she'll be crushed to death by the weight unlike otherwise. Just citing an example that there is always the possibility a male can stress a female to death much like the fish although in the example, the size difference would be the issue.