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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / May 2005Astrea snails not moving 18 hours post shipping
I purchased some astrea snails which were about 24 hours in transit. I noticed that the shipping container was quite warm (90 degrees estimate). It appears that most of the blue-legged hermits have survived, but that the majority of snails have not moved after a brief (15 min acclimation) and placement in tank. They are not moving, and at best react very slowly and sluggishly if I touch the foot. It has been about 18 hours since I placed them in the tank. Any thoughts on anything I can do, should have done to keep them alive. Will they survive or likely die. When I have ordered astrea previously, the snails have appeared to recover after a overnight in the tank. That is way too short of an acclimation!!! I acclimate all critters at least 1 hour by bag method (remove water from bag, add tank water to bag every 10 min.) and echinoderms and arthropods and gastropods longer with drip acclimation. Was that the acclimation instructions given by the shipper? CW >I purchased some astrea snails which were about 24 hours in transit. I > noticed that the shipping container was quite warm (90 degrees [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > survive or likely die. When I have ordered astrea previously, the > snails have appeared to recover after a overnight in the tank. With snails if they were shipped wet that is way to short. If the shipping heat did not hurt them your acclimation did. Salinity differences can kill snails. The best way to acclimate them is to put them on a piece of glass/plastic that is slanted into the aquarium with the snails just above the water line. Then as the come around they can crawl into the water at there own pace. What is best is if you can have your supply ship them dry then it takes them less time to acclimate to the new water. To ship them dry just use damp paper in the bag no water at all other than what is in the paper. They will ship better than being wet and acclimate better. Kim Gross jen's saltwater haven > That is way too short of an acclimation!!! > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >>survive or likely die. When I have ordered astrea previously, the >>snails have appeared to recover after a overnight in the tank. > To ship them dry just use damp paper in the bag no water > at all other than what is in the paper. They will ship better than > being wet and acclimate better. Have you tested shipping hermit crabs with this dry method ? I have received a couple of shipments dry with hermits. I don't think there is much difference to be honest, and since they are not as sensitive to salinity changes I think shipping them wet would be a better idea. Kim >> To ship them dry just use damp paper in the bag no water at all other >> than what is in the paper. They will ship better than being wet and >> acclimate better. > > Have you tested shipping hermit crabs with this dry method ? I agree. I ordered 200 Nassarius from an Ebay source and, giving up after a month, ordered 100 from a different source. Both shipments arrived the same day and of the100 shipped in a bag of saltwater...5 survived. Of the 200 that arrived in a bag of damp paper towels, all made it and are still crawling around a year later. The person who sent the 100 made good on his 'arrive alive' policy and at my request re-shipped in damp towels. All made it alive and well. Now what am I going to do with all these snails....... 8^) Dan With snails if they were shipped wet that is way to short. If the shipping heat did not hurt them your acclimation did. Salinity differences can kill snails. The best way to acclimate them is to put them on a piece of glass/plastic that is slanted into the aquarium with the snails just above the water line. Then as the come around they can crawl into the water at there own pace. What is best is if you can have your supply ship them dry then it takes them less time to acclimate to the new water. To ship them dry just use damp paper in the bag no water at all other than what is in the paper. They will ship better than being wet and acclimate better. Kim Gross jen's saltwater haven CheezWiz wrote: > That is way too short of an acclimation!!! > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>survive or likely die. When I have ordered astrea previously, the >>snails have appeared to recover after a overnight in the tank. |
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