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Originally Posted by homer1475
Why? they are snails, unless your QTing them just float bag to match temp, dump in. Salinity with inverts should always be very close to 1.026. They are not like fish where they can be kept down to 1.019 and drip acclimating will slowly bring the salinity up.
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IME, snails are VERY susceptible to osmotic shock and will die if not allowed to acclimate slowly in water, or acclimate more quickly out of water (by this, I mean I generally remove the snails from the bag and place them on a plate for a few minutes(this allows them to expel the water in their shell). Then, I allow them to attach to the tank glass just above the water line and enter the water on their own. This method has greatly reduced death in newly introduced snails).
FWIW,
Kevin
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