I hate astrea snails

[Graham_f]

Are they not the stupidest organism ever? I mean what kind of animal tips over and can't right itself?
Every time i walk past my tank there are two or three hopelessly stranded on their back. And they are constantly falling off the rocks and glass.

I'm about to start throwing them at the wall... to see if i can make them stick!

[Graham_f]

sorry, i needed to vent :)

[mrhasan]

Does yours try to swim? :lol:

Mine does that occasionally (trying to see how it feels like to sleep on the back) but luckily, it happens near something where they can grab to get upright.

[Proteus]

Snails that have pyrimid type shells including turbos are not reef spieces. They come from flat plains of sea grasses. There are no rocks for them to fall off of so never needing to evolve to right themselves.

To me it's smart not to waste energy with evolving a function that serves no purpose. Just saying..

[mrhasan]

Are they not the stupidest organism ever? I mean what kind of animal tips over and can't right itself?
Every time i walk past my tank there are two or three hopelessly stranded on their back. And they are constantly falling off the rocks and glass.

I'm about to start throwing them at the wall... to see if i can make them stick!

This line can make snail police arrest you!

[kien]

they have a symbiotic relationship with hermit crabs. If it were not for them hermit crabs wouldn't get new homes..

[Proteus]

My largest hermit just bought a new penthouse last week. Its gotta be 3cm2

[Madreefer]

they have a symbiotic relationship with hermit crabs. If it were not for them hermit crabs wouldn't get new homes..

Now how politically correct can that be. Haha

[kien]

Now how politically correct can that be. Haha

i figured it was safe here. I would never say such a thing in an "I love astrea snails" thread!

[typezero]

They are great for bare bottom frag tanks just for pure algea eating skills. But if you want self erecting (who doesn't) snails and willing to pay bit extra, go get some trochus, they are my fav snails for all around algea eating.

[Proteus]

They are great for bare bottom frag tanks just for pure algea eating skills. But if you want self erecting (who doesn't) snails and willing to pay bit extra, go get some trochus, they are my fav snails for all around algea eating.

Should start dosing cialis....

[Slyguy00]

Are they not the stupidest organism ever? I mean what kind of animal tips over and can't right itself?
Every time i walk past my tank there are two or three hopelessly stranded on their back. And they are constantly falling off the rocks and glass.

I'm about to start throwing them at the wall... to see if i can make them stick!

Hahahah thats hilarious. Mine do it all the time to. I just leave them. I call it survival of the fittest!

[Graham_f]

i went upstairs for dinner and came down only to see to see my hermits devouring one that i left tipped over to see what happens. at this rate i'll be out of them by the end of the week

[windcoast reefs]

Hows your calcium and alk? I heard a few years ago that if your parameters are out of whack the snails can fall off the glass. Donno how true it is but it might be worth looking in to.