Trocus Snail in sand flipped over

[tzoa]

Every now and then I come and look at my tank and see Trocus snail flipped over on the sand bed still alive. I flip it back over he keeps on living and eating. But it keeps happening and it's getting annoying lol.

There's diatoms everywhere in my tank I leave 2 of my walls to make sure they have enough food. Also now when I try to put the snail on the glass he won't attach so I put him on the rock and he eating. What is going on?

 

[fishywishy]

They can usually get up by themselves so you don’t have to flip it over every time.

It just didn’t want to attach to the wall. there’s nothing wrong with it.

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Unless the snail is actually knocking at your door, this isn’t an emergency. The near miss of an actual emergency in this case would be that you are not sharing with the rest of us what you are tripping on. Short of that, a snail showing you it’s butt isn’t an emergency :)

 

[tzoa]

Unless the snail is actually knocking at your door, this isn’t an emergency. The near miss of an actual emergency in this case would be that you are not sharing with the rest of us what you are tripping on. Short of that, a snail showing you it’s butt isn’t an emergency :)

The only reason why I put it as an emergency is because I'm worried it might die that's all

 

[tzoa]

They can usually get up by themselves so you don’t have to flip it over every time.

It just didn’t want to attach to the wall. there’s nothing wrong with it.

Yeah ik, I just find it a bit odd it's always flipped over on the sand bed

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Mine will flip over from time to time, flip it back over, and just monitor it.

 

[John Neuzil]

Are you sure its a trochus snail? Trochus are know to be able to flip themselves.

 

[SonOfaGoat]

If it keeps happening it's likely unwell. I had one in my tank early on and it would flip over like 10 times a day and get stuck. It eventually retracted into its shell for several days and my hermits got it. My turbos have never needed help being flipped.

 

[get-salty]

Every now and then I come and look at my tank and see Trocus snail flipped over on the sand bed still alive. I flip it back over he keeps on living and eating. But it keeps happening and it's getting annoying lol.

There's diatoms everywhere in my tank I leave 2 of my walls to make sure they have enough food. Also now when I try to put the snail on the glass he won't attach so I put him on the rock and he eating. What is going on?

give us a picture. trochus have stripes and they SHOULD flip over. i mainly and only use them.

 

[purpfish]

Are you sure its a trochus snail? Trochus are know to be able to flip themselves.

If they are on plain sand sometimes they can’t

 

[JumboShrimp]

A good photo of what you have would be helpful. (As mentioned, 'generally' a healthy Trohcus can flip itself back over.)

 

[tzoa]

Mine will flip over from time to time, flip it back over, and just monitor it.

Are you sure its a trochus snail? Trochus are know to be able to flip themselves.

 

[tzoa]

If it keeps happening it's likely unwell. I had one in my tank early on and it would flip over like 10 times a day and get stuck. It eventually retracted into its shell for several days and my hermits got it. My turbos have never needed help being flipped.

Oh no, hope it doesn't happen

 

[tzoa]

A good photo of what you have would be helpful. (As mentioned, 'generally' a healthy Trohcus can flip itself back over.)

 

[tzoa]

If they are on plain sand sometimes they can’t

Yeah, sometimes it does go on the sand because there's diatoms on the sand so that might explain it

 

[tzoa]

give us a picture. trochus have stripes and they SHOULD flip over. i mainly and only use them.

 

[get-salty]

thats NOT a good photo. haha

 

[tzoa]

thats NOT a good photo. haha

Well, it's the best one I can get without disturbing the snail and picking it up

 

[John Neuzil]

Well, it's the best one I can get without disturbing the snail and picking it up

Photo is very hard to tell but that does not look like a trochus.

 

[tzoa]

Photo is very hard to tell but that does not look like a trochus.

Shoot, i'm trying not to put my hands in the tank too much, but next time I have to I'll get a better picture