So about 3 weeks ago I added a very large single snail to my tank. I believed it was a Trochus snail. But it was sold as an omen snail according to my LFS.
When I first got him he has been fine but has just been on the glass and not touched my rocks or substrate. It is very large around a £5 coin size or a bit larger than a silver dollar. He has not started letting his shell hang really low down and letting that white tentacle out aswell as releasing a sort of white powdery looking substance into the water.
My parameters are perfect I have used all the kits available. The only thing that isn’t perfect is the nitrates which is at 0.5ppm but I would like this to stay this way.
firstly, I would like to know what snail this is if anyone has any ideas just as a confirmation.
secondly why is my snail doing this, is it dying, trying to spawn etc.
any help would be great! Thanks
When I first got him he has been fine but has just been on the glass and not touched my rocks or substrate. It is very large around a £5 coin size or a bit larger than a silver dollar. He has not started letting his shell hang really low down and letting that white tentacle out aswell as releasing a sort of white powdery looking substance into the water.
My parameters are perfect I have used all the kits available. The only thing that isn’t perfect is the nitrates which is at 0.5ppm but I would like this to stay this way.
firstly, I would like to know what snail this is if anyone has any ideas just as a confirmation.
secondly why is my snail doing this, is it dying, trying to spawn etc.
any help would be great! Thanks