So it has been a week since "Zoom" (snail 2) was added. Yes, that's the new name, it felt appropriate since this little dude zooms through the whole tank so much! The tank is still in the day 0 technically because the new snail is here and we don't know much waste he will make/ and eat. What we do know is that Zoom (snail 2), is a pretty fast meaning he will be searching for food fast =algae be GONE.
However, after two days of being with us, Zoom got lost and i can't lie, i did panic. Although, not for long because i soon saw him against the glass but UNDER THE SUBSRATE! This was a little alarming to me because i wasn't quite sure if he was dead or not. Especially how hyper he had been at first. But once diving into good old google i learned that nerite snails sometimes go dormant after getting transfer to a new tank, due to subtle stress.
In other words, Zoom was indeed happy but he needed a good nap in healthy water now. I did check the tank for any spikes each day in case he was indeed dead but he has begun to move his little mouth now so i can tell he's alive.
I'm attaching a google image just to show it looks like with him burrowed since i could get a good picture.
Anyways we'll wait on our friend and see if he wants to wake up sooner than later. Hope everyone has a good spring break!
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