we have a fully grown golden apple snail (roughly golf ball size, maybe slightly bigger) and well, we think it's dead.
it hasn't moved from the same spot in the tank since yesterday. it is fully in it's shell and the operculum looks broken. there are a few smaller snails (ramshorn) attached to the operculum, and while watching them for a few minutes, the apple snail actually looked like it was moving slightly.
can't remember exactly how long we've had it, but i'd estimate at around 9 months. i may still have the receipt to check for sure.
how long do they usually live?
the fish are fed every day, on flake, occassional bloodworm, and pellets (algae, spirulena, etc) and the snail was also eating the duck weed stuff floating on the top of the tank.
anyway, like i said, we do think it's dead, but as this is our first apple snail, i guess i just want to ask and make sure.
if it truly is dead, any ideas why it died? such a shame it was such an amazing creature!
thanks
it hasn't moved from the same spot in the tank since yesterday. it is fully in it's shell and the operculum looks broken. there are a few smaller snails (ramshorn) attached to the operculum, and while watching them for a few minutes, the apple snail actually looked like it was moving slightly.
can't remember exactly how long we've had it, but i'd estimate at around 9 months. i may still have the receipt to check for sure.
how long do they usually live?
the fish are fed every day, on flake, occassional bloodworm, and pellets (algae, spirulena, etc) and the snail was also eating the duck weed stuff floating on the top of the tank.
anyway, like i said, we do think it's dead, but as this is our first apple snail, i guess i just want to ask and make sure.
if it truly is dead, any ideas why it died? such a shame it was such an amazing creature!
thanks