• Why do trochus die?

  • Eric8832

Good afternoon. I encountered a question... 4 days ago, I put 3 trochus snails in the aquarium; on the first day, they were crawling around, cleaning the glass. Yesterday morning, I noticed one was flipped over and empty. When I started to take it out, a transparent gelatinous substance came out with the shell, taking up about half the size of my palm. This morning, the same picture appeared in the same spot... What could be happening to them? Who could be killing them? In terms of other inhabitants, there is 1 chrysiptera and 2 ocellaris clownfish, 2 strombus snails, and no others... The aquarium is 3 years old. Recently, I've noticed some worms, I don't know what they are called, with bristles, pink (they come out from the rocks when I start feeding the fish). AM I BLAMING THEM??? Could that be possible?

Scott9892

It is unlikely if this is a bristle worm (fireworm) since they are mainly scavengers and detritivores. They may finish off a dead trochus. Just take a look.

Frederick

I know for sure that when I found 2 snails (they look like strombus, but small, about 1 cm, and crawling on the glass) with the coral about a week ago, this worm crawled under it, flipped it over. I thought it was just trying to clean it or something like that, but the snail hasn't moved since then. It's empty.

Heather2018

If you see that they are clearly being destroyed, then catch them and dispose of them. In my aquariums, I discard all worms that are more than 6-7 cm. But I have no others besides fireworms, and they only harm me if I touch them carelessly.

Stefanie9771

Well, yes, they seem to be fiery. What harm do they cause you? What happens if you touch them? I take them out with my hands.

Jason9385

There is a link about this that was shared. When touching them, their bristles dig into the skin (like fiberglass), the earlobes itch (it varies for everyone, some feel it more strongly while others notice it less and it bothers them less). After a couple of days, the skin on the earlobes can peel (like a sunburn), but it is painless. In short, if you encounter them once, the second time you will definitely be more cautious, although you still forget and sometimes touch them, and usually the third time it doesn't hurt as much as the first time. It is said that soaking them in warm vinegar for about half an hour helps; there may be other methods that others use. P.S. I added this.

Kevin3579

))) I caught a couple yesterday morning, and then a couple of hours later I didn't even realize why my fingers were itching ))))))) Thank you

Anna9752

1. Are you sure these are trochus? Can you show a photo? 2. How did you "put" these slugs in the aquarium? Did you acclimate them? How did you do that?

Susan1358

1- 100% 2- I just didn't conduct it, I dropped it right away ((((

Tammy2040

I had a couple of instances where the tetras died quite quickly after being introduced. I acclimated them like regular fish - placing the bag in the aquarium and gradually adding water over 45-60 minutes. Only when I acclimated them using the drip method did the tetras survive. Now they have been living with me for over a year. After that case, I acclimate all snails and crustaceans using the drip method.