snail

Question
I purchased a few snails on valentines day along with some fish. I do not know much about either of the two but recently one of my black and white polka dotted fish died and now one of my snails is actin funny. I haven't seen much activity if any at all out of it for a few days. I was wondering how do I know if something is wrong with my snail. And is there a possible connection between the two dying?

Answer
Hi Lakia,

There is a really good chance you have high nitrites or ammonia in the water.

Snails will die from nitrites/ammonia and so will fish.

The fact that you lost both the fish and the snail is probably an indication of a serious water condition.

My recommendations:  

Change 25% of the water tonight, and 25% tomorrow.

Clean all filtration units.

Happy fish-keeping.

Renee