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hamstaman
My black mystery snail has been in his shell floating aroudn teh top of the tank... i know its cuz he filled himself with air but its been a day and he hasnt let the air out in order to sinnk!!! He's not dead he will come out of his shell and reacts when things touch him... but he just keep floating and i dunno what to do???!
Jillian
have you smelled him yet? try taking him out and giving him a whiff. if he doesn't smell like anything bad then you're ok. if you smell a foul nasty as all $%^ smell, then unfortunately you're little guy is passing away. Have you checked your water params? Is there a reason that he would be dead or dying? Do you feed him foods or just let him eat the algae on the tank?
hamstaman
haha... i forgot too say he does this alot and ive had him for a while... he eats all kinds of veggies and algae and the params are fine..... he just does it... its as though its fun.. he fills himself with air floats... then lets the air ou and sinks... haha... maybe i just own weird snails?!
Jillian
as long as he doesn't stink and he's moving tell him surf's up! lolol
Black oranda
rofl3.gif thats pretty funny martinez14pr,my snail did that acouple
of times aswell.
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