Nassarius Snails Inactive?

[Cetus]

So I’m quarantining a few snails and I’ve noticed my nassarius snails have been acting kind of strange. They just sit in one corner and even when touched they kind of just fall over. The only reason I don’t think they’re dead is that they easily right themselves up and a few become active when food is in the water. Is this normal because I have 5 trochus snails and 1 fighting conch and they’re both pretty active and show no signs of health issues. Do I need to provide the nassarius snails with sand in the QT? I just need help seeing if and how I can save them.

Here they are kind of motionless. Thought they were dead at first.

 

[Sandwinder]

So I’m quarantining a few snails and I’ve noticed my nassarius snails have been acting kind of strange. They just sit in one corner and even when touched they kind of just fall over. The only reason I don’t think they’re dead is that they easily right themselves up and a few become active when food is in the water. Is this normal because I have 5 trochus snails and 1 fighting conch and they’re both pretty active and show no signs of health issues. Do I need to provide the nassarius snails with sand in the QT? I just need help seeing if and how I can save them.

Here they are kind of motionless. Thought they were dead at first.

Mine bury themselves in sandbed and come out at night.

 

[BelieveInBlue]

Mine bury themselves in sandbed and come out at night.

^this. They're nocturnal scavengers by nature. You can train them to come out during the day though. And yes they like to burrow in sand, which is very useful for aerating the sand bed.

 

[thecouch]

Maybe put a small bowl or cup with some sand in it so they can hide a little

 

[SlugSnorter]

So I’m quarantining a few snails and I’ve noticed my nassarius snails have been acting kind of strange. They just sit in one corner and even when touched they kind of just fall over. The only reason I don’t think they’re dead is that they easily right themselves up and a few become active when food is in the water. Is this normal because I have 5 trochus snails and 1 fighting conch and they’re both pretty active and show no signs of health issues. Do I need to provide the nassarius snails with sand in the QT? I just need help seeing if and how I can save them.

Here they are kind of motionless. Thought they were dead at first.

they dislike being without something to burrow in