hermits and snails and heat

[alex glenn]

i have a small 3 gallon nano that has 2.5 pounds of live rock in it in my basement and its been filtering for a real long time and i finally got some money so i bought a hermit and 3 snails for it but i forgot to buy a heater for it when i was out
will the snails and hermits live without a heater, the water is room temp
please respond as soon as possible
thanks

 

[APISTOBORELLI]

What is room temp in your basement? Anything above 70 or so should be ok.

 

[alex glenn]

its definitally below 70
probably around 60-65

 

[Miller]

I'd say you need a heater.

 

[alex glenn]

even for just the snails?
they are turbo and nassarius snails

 

[ohsweetmadness]

they may make it, but you'll need a heater. i had hermits & nassarius snails live from my tank crash when the temp in the house was 40 degrees for 2 days with no electricity.

 

[alex glenn]

so do you think it will be ok to have them in there if i plan to get a heater tomorow?

 

[JayM]

they should be OK overnight, but not long term

 

[alex glenn]

anyone else have some input

 

[fanaglethebagle]

Alex, you probably want the heater. Stop being so cheap

 

[ohsweetmadness]

they should be ok overnight, but I wouldn't wait longer then that...

 

[randoma]

Also, try to avoid temperature fluctuations of more than 2-3F/day. So, if the tank is currently 60F, raise it 2F/day up to ~75F.

That said, my baby seahorse tank had no heater for a couple months (~62-65F) and the handful of small breed Nassarius in it are still alive - depending on the exact specie of Nassarius, 60F may be within their normal range.