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snail eggs
Topic Started: Nov 30 2008, 09:48:01 PM (161 Views)
Post #1 Nov 30 2008, 09:48:01 PM john hill
has anyone had snail eggs in there tanks that hatch and grow into big snails
i want to grow some i am tired of having to buy snails
any help with this would be great
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Post #2 Nov 30 2008, 10:09:39 PM Crystal
the only ones we have reproduce are stometella and Collonista amakusaensis
if you want a few of them to get started i'd be more thna happy to help ya out. the collonistas only come out at night. the stometellas are both day and night
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Post #3 Nov 30 2008, 10:09:49 PM Crystal
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/collonista.html
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Post #4 Dec 1 2008, 12:38:15 AM DaveO
I have had several reproduce in my tank including stomatellas, nano conch and one other, can't remember the name.
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Post #5 Dec 1 2008, 07:11:46 AM Shane
i have cierth eggs as we speak, i get them about once a week. i also have stomatellas, and my cierth do make it to adults. its takes a while thats all.
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Post #6 Dec 1 2008, 11:21:52 AM DaveO
I must be doing something wrong with the ceriths and nerites. The both lay eggs but I have never seen babies or increased numbers. I think my elegance is eating snails too, seems to really like nerites or maybe they just fall in more often.
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Post #7 Dec 1 2008, 11:57:43 AM Shane
my eggs hatched today but it will be a few weeks before i can see the babies
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Post #8 Dec 1 2008, 07:34:47 PM john hill
crystal i would love some if you can just let me know can you bring some up with you on tuesday
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Post #9 Dec 3 2008, 01:08:14 PM Amie
I've had stomatellas grow to adulthood. I've had tons of cerith snails get about 1/4", but I think something must eat them at that point because I don't ever see them after that. They are very cute when they are that small. Maybe I should take them out next time and put them somewhere else.

I've found that in my fish-only tanks, those HUGE turbo snails for $2-$3 are a better investment. I can have 1 in a 40 gallon and it can keep the tank clean. If I put 2 in there, one will eventually die because there's not enough food. I use them in my breeder tanks too, but I have to move them around every couple of weeks. They don't work well in reef tanks though - they knock everything over.

Here's a link to a breeders forum that mostly talks about breeding crustaceans and invertebrates. If you scroll down to the mulluscs section, about 1/2 way down the page, you will see 6-7 forums dedicated to different types of snails. Maybe this can provide some information for you. Scroll down to http://www.projectdibs.com/forums
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Post #10 Dec 3 2008, 01:39:38 PM Crystal
john let me know how long it takes before those snails start exploding.
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