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Hi guys so my tank cycled and i checked the salintiy, nitrates, ammoniea and photscarpes. Everything is good. My blue leged hermit crabs are moving and doing well. My big snail that i brought today were moving but they flipped over a few times and now they aren't moving. do then stop in one area for a while.

 

What types of snails are they?

My snails are a lot more active at night. If I see one is on the sand bed and has not moved in a couple days I usually look to see if they died.

In larger tanks with a good CUC a snails death is nothing to worry about, but in nano's and picos it's best to remove them before they decay IMO.

 

the kinds i have are zebra turbo, cerirth, blue leg hermits. If the both snail kinds fall should i put them on live rock on do they crawl on the sand to the rock

 

how could i tell if they are alive

 

ceriths will bury themselves in the sand, the turbo should be able to right itself, give them time since you just got them today they need to acclimate to your tank.

 

I have never had an issue with either of those types of snail being unable to right themselves on the sand bed.

The operculum usually falls off and the body falls out and they smell very very bad. If the operculum is closed there is a good chance they are still alive

 

Is it ok that i placed the zebra turbo and ceriath on the live rock

 

one of the ceriath is on the sand bed

 

Yes but you do not have to, he might not even stay there.

 

Hey Guys i have so bad news i think my three turbio snail and three ceriath are dead because then haven't moved yet. They are in the same postion they were yesterday.