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Re: snails dying... calcium?
Hmmmmm....
It sure acts like a toxin but it is the same water the snail-friendly
tanks are getting. The only other new addition has been a couple of
jobe ferm fertilizers sticks.
David Ozenne wrote:
>
> Another possibility is something toxic, probably copper or other heavy
> metals. Snails and daphnia can both be quite sensitive to these. When
> I've seen calcium deficient snails, they don't die quickly. Instead,
> they get kind of white and crusty and stop growing.
>
> David Ozenne
> Berkeley, CA