For some reason I have not had much luck with any snails. I've bought turbo snails two different times from different vendors and bought mexican turbos once. Out of 7 turbo snails I think I've had 3-4 die. I bought two mexican turbo snails and one died within a day or two. When I place a new snail in my tank for the first 2-3 days they are very active and moving great distances along the glasswork cleaning algae film. Then all of the sudden they become lethargic and spend more time than usual on their backs. Some of them then die. I make it a point to at least once a day look for snails that are on their backs and right them. I have plenty of hermits in my tank and it is possible I guess that the hermits are inflicting harm on them before I get a chance to get them upright. But what baffles me is why after 2-3 days they seemling fall off the glass more frequently and certainly move much slower. My water parameters are as follows:
Copper: 0
Specific Gravity: 1.024
Temp: 78-80 F
Ph: ~8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: undetectable
Phosphate: 0
Alkalinity: 9-10 dKH
Calcium: 400ppm
I know there is a cold water turbo snail that doesn't fair well in warmer tanks, but what about the mexican turbos? I have one Mexican Turbo thats still alive but he barely moves at all.
