mosspearl Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Yesterday my blue mystery snail was doing fine... then late last night I noticed it was pulled up deep into its shell. the shrimp were trying to clean inside its shell, and even a ramshorn tried to roll it over and get inside. By this morning, a ramshorn was definitely inside the shell eating the snail. Poor little blue baby. She wasn't very big... only about nickel sized. Moved the two remaining mystery snails to another tank for now... will be checking tank parameters later today after my pain meds kick in. I don't want anything happening to my shrimp and pink ramshorns. So far, everyone else in the tank are behaving normally. RIP little blue one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Sorry to hear that, my friend. Unfortunately, sometimes "stuff" happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Never had much luck with mysteries my self. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePearls Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 That's very sad. Sometimes they just die and you have no idea why. That happens with people, too... all you can do is your best, but hopefully this was just some freak occurence that will not affect the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraBetta Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Oh ,that stinks! I love blue mystery snails, have some myself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 That sucks, sounds like you caught it before it could decompose to much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 I know this stuff just happens sometimes... the blue was my particular favorite, of course. And I wanted to make sure something wasn't going through the tank to endanger the other snails and my shrimp. Thanks for the condolences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 As oblong said, you at least found it before ammonia started big time. I've lost shrimp due to that very thang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Yes... I didn't want to leave it in there, though the shell was really cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I've kept shells from snails before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I would have if I could have gotten the rest of the body out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I shake the dead body out of the shell if it's "gone" enough, or pull with hemostats if freshly "gone.". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Where were you when I needed you? My pain-med-addled brain obviously wasn't up for the task! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensgate Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 I think you can put them out in the sun and the snail will dry up to where you can shake them out easily. Sorry of the loss though:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 No sun here lately. But that's a good trick to remember. Thanks, Jaime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Sorry for your loss. Two of my Mysteries died recently and it upset me. I really like these guys, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Thanks, GreeenBliss. I'm sorry for your loss. They really are fun. I've got 4 left. Crossing my fingers they stay healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 I have four left myself. Two Blues in the 18g. A Chestnut and Magenta in the 7.5g. I decided to only keep two at a time in each shrimp tank. The 18g had four and that didn't end well. The Mysteries in the 7.5g are a couple and are always getting it on. Have you noticed any difficulty in feeding them? The shrimp in the 18g are making it hard to feed them and I think it played a part in the two dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 No, mine bully everything in their path to get to food. I've got two in my 10g now (this has fish, no shrimp), and one each in my smallest shrimp tanks. But I don't have a huge number of shrimp. How many shrimp do you have in the 18g? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Sorry it took me time to post, I have probably over 50 shrimp in the 18g. They swarm the food within 5 minutes every night. Here's some bad photos of what the Mysteries deal with in there. A lot of times the shrimp bother them to the point that they leave and try to eat later. The ones that died seem to act worse with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 That may be why mine get away with it. I don't have that many shrimp for them to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkcobra Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 We used to be able to keep these easily, but not lately. Competition for food seems to be an issue. Not just the food added, but natural food. My tanks are cleaner and have many more scavengers than they used to. Stef has a different theory. She thinks the baby ramshorns get inside the mystery snails' shell, and eat the slime coat; causing irritation and stress. It's true that last time we kept mystery snails with success, there were few or no ramshorns. But I'm not sure whether what she thinks is physically possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hmmm. Interesting theory. I hadn't thought of that. My remaining 4 mysteries are doing well (they share space with ramshorns as well), but I'll keep an eye on them. I have algae in their tanks as well as providing food for them. Crossing my fingers they continue to thrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheylillymama Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 aw bummer! I've got 2 purple stripes in my ten gallon with a betta and cories, and an ivory in my sorority tank. hoping my two purples get busy soon, lol their last clutch was a dud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Wish you luck with your mysteries! All mine are girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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