Snails

Hi all

My snails shells are turning white. They the normal little brown ones. Anyone know the cause of this. Is it from water hardness or something. I have checked my water parameters and all seems in my normal range, so really confused...

Thanks

 

@Deem: White shells indicate a lack of calcuim and other minerals in your water. Snails generally do better when the water is a bit harder. You can remedy it by feeding them slightly cooked spinach or any other leafy veggies as they contain lots of calcuim and iron they need for their shells.

 

Ok thanks alot for the info!

 

@Deem: No problem if your water is hard enough the shells don't discolour. But I have found that the older the snail shell d tend to go white and that is when my German Rams swoop in for the kill.