GameCzar Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 First time we've caught him extending it like this, freaked out Czarista for sure! 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Scared me to death lol. We have had him for several months and I have never seen it. I thought something was seriously wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 It was part of a series of event I am calling "Fred blowing his nose". We did a water change today, and immediately after, Fred started acting really, really strange. I was really worried about him. He went to the top of the tank and extended his air siphon, which as we mentioned, we have never seen him do before. Then he retracted that, and went to the bottom of the tank, and grabbed on to one of the river rocks we have as substrate. The rocks are of a decent size, and one was big enough for him to wrap his entire foot around. He was upside down in the substrate, looking like he was trying to come out of his shell, and stretched really thin and really tightly around that rock. That went on for about 10 min. Then he righted himself, let go of the rock, climbed to the top again, extended the siphon once more, and took a deep breath. Like, we could visibly see him inflating. Then suddenly, he released several large bubbles of air, and then suddenly, as quickly as it all started, things were back to normal. He has been crawling around the tank as usual since then, no sign of the siphon, he has eaten, he is acting normal (well, normal for Fred anyhow!) My theory is that when we stirred up the substrate during the water change, maybe he got a hold of something, and all of these things were him trying to expel whatever it was. Gonna be honest, he had me really scared. No matter how many other fish we have, Fred is still our showpiece. Anyhow, I thought I would document the behavior in case anyone else sees something like this. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I think we figured out what caused the issue.... a rookie mistake on our part. We HAD been using distilled water, and recently switched to tap water, after testing it to make sure it was within parameters. But I forgot to let it sit and get to room temp after I got it from the sink. I am pretty sure it was a temperature shock that made Fred act like that. I swear, we are constantly learning things and figuring things out. One of these days, maybe we can know what we are doing 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 It's crazy how long they can extend those things. Mine go right up to the top to breathe, I haven't seen them reach that much yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 @GameCzar @TheCzarista oh hey! I didn’t realize you two were a couple! Mystery snails seem super fun. Maybe I’ll get some one day... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Our family loves watching our Mystery snails! My favorite behavior is when they suck onto a floater and ride around in the filter current. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I remember when my FIRST Mystery snail did that. I have the pic I sent to everyone I knew (and keep in mind only ONE of them have an aquarium). Nobody knew what it was- thanks google. Ha! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarista Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 10:48 AM, Hobbit said: @GameCzar @TheCzarista oh hey! I didn’t realize you two were a couple! Mystery snails seem super fun. Maybe I’ll get some one day... We are indeed lol. I will be honest, we have t two tanks, a betta, and 11 green neon tetras, and fred is by far the star of the show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameCzar Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 On 6/15/2021 at 10:53 AM, Patrick_G said: Our family loves watching our Mystery snails! My favorite behavior is when they suck onto a floater and ride around in the filter current. Fred used to do that with a chunk of floating cuttlebone, and the whole time I'm singing "A Whole New World...." from Aladdin. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I love when mine do that the puff air. Kinda always think they are saying “hi mom”. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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