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10/18/2017, 10:14 AM
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CUC crawling off tank!!
Hi there guys,
Every morning since I added my CUC I wake to pick up some of its members off my livingroom floor. Is this normal or are mine so unhappy with me that they rather die of a head concussion? They keep crawling up the tank and jumping off. Also they seem to like a particular corner of the overflow comb so they meet there in large numbers (mostly Nerites) and I keep pushing them back down. I have a rimless Reefer 350. Thanks for any advice! |
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10/18/2017, 10:25 AM
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The Nerites? (usually they are the ones that do it)
yep.. they are land/water critters and thats just what they will do.. I find my cats playing with them on the floor every once in a while and I just pick them up and drop them right back in.. Many times I will just fine them on the outside of the glass too..
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10/18/2017, 10:55 AM
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Yup that’s just what they do, I had them in my office tank and would find them on the rug occasionally. Just drop them back in, they’ll figure it out eventually
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10/18/2017, 10:57 AM
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Ive noticed this with bumblebee snails and turbos as well.
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10/18/2017, 11:20 AM
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I have lost a few myself. I have tile floors so when they hit, it hurts. I stepped on one also.
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10/18/2017, 11:28 AM
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10/18/2017, 11:31 AM
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wait until they climb in to an overflow drain or somewhere else really undesirable.
a well fitting screen, lid, or mesh top will help with that. but yeah, totally normal.
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10/18/2017, 11:56 AM
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haha +1 on the Nerites. I find mine across the kitchen 20+ feet away from the tank someetimes
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10/18/2017, 11:59 AM
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10/18/2017, 12:46 PM
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Well, in order to make it into my overflow pipes they'll need to lift the cover of the box. If they do that then I might as well get them to help in my son's homework.
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10/18/2017, 12:54 PM
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They are tidal snails and will like to be above the water line. I the ocean they can exist out of water till the next tide. I have a few and they are always gathering at the top of the tank. I have a rimmed tank and the are not sufficient wall climbers to figure out the horizontal move plus I have a screen to keep the jumpers in.
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10/18/2017, 12:57 PM
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10/18/2017, 01:02 PM
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Here is a pic I just took from the top of my tank
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10/18/2017, 01:25 PM
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10/18/2017, 02:19 PM
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