What to do with dead snails?

[modulok]

I have a dead Nerite (found him on the floor behind tank) and a Mexican Turbo Snail. I've watched and I don't see anything eating either like I was hoping.

Should I remove them and let they dry out and rot so I can use the empty shells? Or just let leave them in the tank.

 

[dmatt88]

I leave mine in. For no reason other than they're too stinking hard to get out.

........... we cut living things into pieces. sheez

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

They are calcium carbonate you can leave them...

 

[dmatt88]

They are calcium carbonate you can leave them...

That being said Glenn what would u think of limestone being in a tank.

........... we cut living things into pieces. sheez

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

I did think about that Matt... every heard of Oolite? here a related read... maybe someone will know more...

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/equipment/65408-what-marco-rocks.html

Oolite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[lbiminiblue]

I did think about that Matt... every heard of Oolite? here a related read... maybe someone will know more...

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/equipment/65408-what-marco-rocks.html

Oolite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i've got stuff just like that on my limestone...no problems with limestone- i just have strong aeration.

 

[modulok]

The Turbo stinks to the high heaven. I think my water even smells like him. I put him in my sump with my larger Thin Striped Hermit and so far he hasn't consumed the meat inside the shell.

 

[seafansar]

I take them out of the tank if I find them in time. I don't like them rotting in the tank. I throw them outside. They stink horribly, but after a while the ants outside do their job and then if you want to put the clean shell back in your tank you can.

 

[TylerHaworth]

I take them out because i don't have hermits to occupy the shells... Let em dry out then throw them in the sump

 

[modulok]

Seems like the Nerite came back from the dead

 

[ddelozier]

Snails have been known to survive out of water for Days, if their shell/cap isnt broken

 

[modulok]

Yeah, I found 3 more Nerites in my cabinet. Tossed all back into the tank and now I have some zombie Nerites.

My large hermit in the sump didn't do much to the dead Turbo, so I picked out the meat that he pulled from the shell, and the shell too. The shell was outside for a week or two, but still stinks very bad. Would soaking in vinegar get rid of the stench?