can i just plop my big yellow snail in my other tank?

i love planted tanks · 06-24-2008, 07:14 PM

i was wondering if i could just plop my big yellow snail in my 46 gal from my 60 gal or do i have to put it in a bag and let him get use to the water temp and parematers and so forth thanks

Mori · 06-24-2008, 07:18 PM

Acclimate him like a fish. He'll appreciate it!

**@marko@** · 06-24-2008, 07:27 PM

im sure the snail would be happier acclimated, but it would probably survive just being dropped right in. i do that when i transfer my snails, but they are just the tiny hitch-hiking kind, not the ones you pay for. but i have seen LFS people do this with marine animals (which are supposedly more sensitive). i have seen it done with a xenia, and clownfish. im not sure about the xenia, but the clown was fine.

JohnB · 07-04-2008, 06:18 PM

just drop him in. I move snails around all my tanks in that way and have never had a problem with that.

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@marko@ Algae: $10 shipped (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: livingston, nj Posts: 2,921	im sure the snail would be happier acclimated, but it would probably survive just being dropped right in. i do that when i transfer my snails, but they are just the tiny hitch-hiking kind, not the ones you pay for. but i have seen LFS people do this with marine animals (which are supposedly more sensitive). i have seen it done with a xenia, and clownfish. im not sure about the xenia, but the clown was fine. __________________ Eheim Pimp #296 Eheim Ecco 2232 (x2), Eheim Ecco 2234 (x1) Lizards: Leopard gecko dessert Gold dust day gecko jungle Tanks: 20L: community: JOURNAL!! Eclipse 3: betta tank: JOURNAL!! 6g reef: clown pair tank Crypts, Lilaeopsis, and Giant Java Ferns for sale. PM me.

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JohnB Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: davie, florida Posts: 17	just drop him in. I move snails around all my tanks in that way and have never had a problem with that. __________________

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06-24-2008, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mori Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,158	Acclimate him like a fish. He'll appreciate it!

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