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08-13-2002, 11:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
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Turbo died, should I remove?
One of my Turbo snails that keeps falling on its back (I've had to right him about 6 times in the last 4 days) has died I think. Should I remove him or keep him in there for tank thingies to eat? I'm leaning towards removing him. I'd like to keep the shell in the tank somehow regardless, to remind me of my first death.
So should he stay or should he go?
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3/14: 75 started cycling. 100 lbs of LR (75 cured, 25 un-cured).
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08-13-2002, 11:29 PM
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Good boy
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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Remove it. You can do the smell test to be sure it's dead. You can leave it outside for a while til all the tissue is gone then put the shell back in.
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08-13-2002, 11:34 PM
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Reefer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: California
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I would say leave it, if you have critters that will benefit! At minimum let the snails death, be anothers benefit. I just lost one last week, looks like his shell lives on though ;-)
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08-13-2002, 11:36 PM
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Reefer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: California
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This hermit moved out of his smaller shell, into the snails, another smaller hermit moved into this hermits ald shell, leaving it shell behind!  |
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08-13-2002, 11:38 PM
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Reefer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: California
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oops, spoke too soon, I didnt see that you had a 10g nano - I would probably remove it, before it polutes.
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08-14-2002, 12:11 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: cedar rapids, wishing I was back in Tulsa
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being as you are setting up a 10 gal nano and are stocking it fairly quickly I would get out any possible source of unwanted matter as soon as possible.. YOu may see another cycle out of this..
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08-14-2002, 10:58 AM
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TRT Staff The Mominator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Just South Of Seattle
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Yes, in a 10 gallon I'd pull it. Even in a larger tank, if you don't have a quick and efficient scavenger crew, I'd pull it. As unlikely as it seems, a couple of dead snails stuck where the scavengers can't get to them (and sometimes they don't eat the dead snails-go figure) can start the ball rolling on a downhill slide that can take a good bit of time from which to recuperate.
Besides, part of paying your dues as a reefer is to have to give the "sniff test" to at least one dead turbo 
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08-14-2002, 07:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Azle, Tx
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Hehehehe!
"...part of paying your dues as a reefer is to have to give the "sniff test" to at least one dead turbo."
Nothing like initiating the newbies, right Alice? |
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08-14-2002, 10:06 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2001
Location: New Bern, NC
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The smell isn't worth it! Free crab food!
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08-15-2002, 09:41 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: West Bloomfield, Michigan
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Well I took it out. Tank is doing well. It's really amazing because I have almost zero Nitrate (of course zero in Ammonia and Nitrite). The PH will probably be my hardest item to control because of the smaller amount of water and the fact that I can't keep the lights on as long as I want at the moment because of a heat issue.
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