This is the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen- Nerite snail

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

I thought my Nerite was dead but then I saw movement, at some points turning completely over holding sand. Then, if you think THAT’S weird, it dropped the sand, righted itself and started cruising around the tank again as usual. (???)

Is it burrowing? Or sick? It left a hole behind in that spot.

 

Now it’s just casually munching on driftwood and here’s the hole it left.

I am thoroughly freaked out.

[Guppysnail]

My nerite burrows against the glass under the substrate. Every now and then he is not so graceful and ends up doing this. My mystery snails do as well just because they can I think 🤣

Edited June 13, 2022 by Guppysnail

[Chick-In-Of-TheSea]

On 6/13/2022 at 10:25 AM, Guppysnail said:

My nerite burrows against the glass under the substrate

I thought he was suffering/dying?  I was freaking out.  But then afterwards it was business as usual.  😯

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

The snail could also have been getting some noms from the substrate- it may have picked something up and the sand had just come with it. My Nerites are often burrowing in the substrate lines and get about halfway down- they nom, then sometimes just rest there for a time. 

Eating is hard work when you only have a foot to put things in your mouth!😄