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Old 11/05/2004, 10:46 AM
lightngsvt lightngsvt is offline
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help ID this snail?

I found a bunch of these little guys last night. They are maybe 1/8" - 1/4" in diameter. My tank is a 29 FOWLR tank that is about to be upgraded to a sumped 100 gallon tank. I have not added anything new to the tank in many months. The only change has been a switch to RO/DI water. I never noticed these guys before.

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Old 11/05/2004, 11:08 AM
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Not sure of the snail. But, the reason you may be seeing them more, is the change in the type of water. Snails stay where the food and nutrients are. And move/leave for more food nutrients and such. Just like the idea, if you have poor water quality, snails will move to the surface of the tank for the high flow searching for a better place. Your snails are probably looking for better water quality for them. As you now have much less needed nutrients for them. Such as calcium and such. Since you are using RO/DI water.
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Old 11/05/2004, 09:34 PM
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