Snails keep dying in tank

i was told peppermint shrimp are nocternal.
mine only comes out in the evenings. hes MIA all day or hides out in the shade under rocks.
im sure he will be ok. as long as the nitrates arnt too too high they will be fine. make sure u have iodine to give to them too. they need that. not a lot cause it could kill your fish. you can get test kits that also messure this for you too

 

I never tested for Iron. I only have calcium, amonia, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and PH.

 

What is the product name for the iodine? I do have some aptasia in my tank thats why i bought the shrimp, but is there anything else I should feed them?

 

no i said iodine. inverts need it. not iron haha

 

well normally they are scavangers including my peppermint so they will normally just eat the left overs that the fish dont. just in case however i also put zooplankton in the tank and some other specialty foods ment for shrimp.
iodine i get from a company i cant remember the name of. im at work right now but when i get home i will post it for you. its the same company i get the zooplankton from

 

you should also check for copper too in the tank.

 

sooo...like i said i would do i would post what the name brand of the items i use are.....
....and they are kent marine consentrated iodine, and kent marine zooplex (zooplankton)....

they look like this
iodine
http://www.otasf.com/images/Iodine-high.jpg
zooplex
http://www.coralculture.co.uk/shop/images/kentmarine_zooplex.jpg
they sell loads more products. good company in my books

 

Thanks for the help, ill give those a shot!

 

1 penny(copper) in a tank will kill the inverts! You might have copper pipes somewhere down the line. Get you some Cuprisorb and a filter sock...I've even used knee highs and it works real good. Put this is a high flow area in your sump or filter. My snails used to die all the time. I did this and I haven't lost one in a long long time! The cuprisorb lasts a long time too

 

Just wanted to thank everyone for the help, I guess it wound up being stray voltage, because since I bought a grounding probe 4 days ago along with a snail, the snail hasnt died, they usually didnt last more than 2 days. So thanks for helping to solve the mystery.