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Hey guys! I had a post a while ago about my blue Chromis that ended up dying. Now after a month, my snails seem to be dying off one by one. About a week prior to the Chromis dying. I added two clown fish. The clown fish were in a QT tank for three weeks and treated with copper. So I don’t think they introduced anything. I think the Chromis may have died due to stress. He was the only tank inhabitant for 3 years.
I’ve had a total of 5 snails in the tank for 6 months. They’ve recently reproduced and I have somewhere between 50-100 snails in this tank. Last week I had a snail the was flipped over. I flipped him back but he never moved again. The following week, another did the same. And now this week I lost another. I also have a conch in the tank. It appears his shell has started to turn white. I first thought it was the snails, they are always on top of him cleaning him. But now I’m thinking maybe it’s a sign of whatever is going on. Here are my parameters.
1150mag- it’s low. And I’m about to start raising it. But I heard only high magnesium is dangerous to snails.
0 phosphates
375 calcium
7.8 alkalinity
0 ammonia
5-10 nitrates
many ideas would be greatly appreciated. I figure maybe someone has seen this before!
I’ve had a total of 5 snails in the tank for 6 months. They’ve recently reproduced and I have somewhere between 50-100 snails in this tank. Last week I had a snail the was flipped over. I flipped him back but he never moved again. The following week, another did the same. And now this week I lost another. I also have a conch in the tank. It appears his shell has started to turn white. I first thought it was the snails, they are always on top of him cleaning him. But now I’m thinking maybe it’s a sign of whatever is going on. Here are my parameters.
1150mag- it’s low. And I’m about to start raising it. But I heard only high magnesium is dangerous to snails.
0 phosphates
375 calcium
7.8 alkalinity
0 ammonia
5-10 nitrates
many ideas would be greatly appreciated. I figure maybe someone has seen this before!