Dead snail?

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Johnnybravo60025

Johnnybravo60025

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So, I bought a snail yesterday for my new 10 gallon, and last night/earlier today it was really active moving around the tank. There were two times last night where the damn thing got sucked up the intake on my filter, so I had to unplug it and let the snail fall out before I plugged it back in. Well just now I went down there and heard what kinda sounded like a crunching/mashing noise coming from the tank. I knew it was the stupid snail again, so I unplugged the filter and the snail was almost lodged in there because I had to bang the top of the filter to get it to fall out. I looked at the thing, and there was a crack line across the front of the snail's shell.

My question is, after an experience like that, will the snail still be able to survive? Also, what can I do to prevent the thing from getting stuck in there without restricting the flow from the filter?
 
You could put foam around the intake of the filter. This would prevent the snail from getting into the tube.
 
Pharaoh is right. Wrap the filter intake with a sponge. Snails can survive mild cracks. Is the operculum still intact?
 
Would that slow down the rate at which the water gets brought into the filter?

EDIT: Sorry Lupin, this is the first snail I've had, what's the operculum?
 
its probably dead, this happened to me once. It scared the crap out of me at first, then i went to go investigate and found the snail in there. when i got it out i dropped it back into the tank and it never moved from that spot and died.
 
If you get course sponge material, you shouldn't see any decrease in flow.
 
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