Duchess44
10-05-2011, 01:22 PM
I noticed I haven't seen my snail roaming the sides of the tank in a few days. I tried to find him. I finally found him hiding in a skull decoration way in the back where I could barely see him. I thought he was dead because he has been there for almost two days and hasn't come out that I have seen. In the exact same spot.
So I tried putting an algae wafer in the water. I watched and he did not come out. I moved the decoration and he fell out and I put the food right up against his shell. He finally opened up and ate like he never had anything to eat before. Almost completely engulfing the wafer. There's still a lot of it left, but he had almost all of it under him and he was visibly woofing it. He finished eating and just sat there next to the wafer until I went to bed. Woke up this morning and couldn't find him again.
Found him under another decoration way in the back of it in the dark. I can barely see him. He didn't used to be this way. He was always roaming around on the glass and everywhere in the tank. Now he hides all the time.
Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be? I haven't changed or added new fish. I change my water every week and change the cartridge in the filter two weeks. None of the fish seem to be sick or hurt. They act like they have always acted. Temp and levels are great. I am a little worried about this drastic change in behavior.
He/She did try to lay two clutches of eggs, one of which I didn't find til it was too late and have spent the better part of a month removing baby snails from the sides of my tank. I don't know if that would cause any of this or not but thought I would mention it.
So I tried putting an algae wafer in the water. I watched and he did not come out. I moved the decoration and he fell out and I put the food right up against his shell. He finally opened up and ate like he never had anything to eat before. Almost completely engulfing the wafer. There's still a lot of it left, but he had almost all of it under him and he was visibly woofing it. He finished eating and just sat there next to the wafer until I went to bed. Woke up this morning and couldn't find him again.
Found him under another decoration way in the back of it in the dark. I can barely see him. He didn't used to be this way. He was always roaming around on the glass and everywhere in the tank. Now he hides all the time.
Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be? I haven't changed or added new fish. I change my water every week and change the cartridge in the filter two weeks. None of the fish seem to be sick or hurt. They act like they have always acted. Temp and levels are great. I am a little worried about this drastic change in behavior.
He/She did try to lay two clutches of eggs, one of which I didn't find til it was too late and have spent the better part of a month removing baby snails from the sides of my tank. I don't know if that would cause any of this or not but thought I would mention it.