Cerith Snail Mating?

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

So, I've just come across something weird today. So at the beginning of the day I see a cerith snail riding on top of another cerith snail. Just now, I saw it again...This time on the front glass just before I went to turn my room lights off for bed. Just wondering, are they fighting? My thoughts not likely. Are mating? Probably pretty likely. Are they just having fun? Maybe, maybe not, but it's fun to believe that they are! I just missed them because when I got the camera out they split up.

 

[Nick Steele]

I don’t know how their mating works but if they are you’ll see egg clusters pop up everywhere. The first I seen was on the rocks and now only on the glass (I’m guessing because hermits can’t get to them).

They’ll look like this

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

So, I've just come across something weird today. So at the beginning of the day I see a cerith snail riding on top of another cerith snail. Just now, I saw it again...This time on the front glass just before I went to turn my room lights off for bed. Just wondering, are they fighting? My thoughts not likely. Are mating? Probably pretty likely. Are they just having fun? Maybe, maybe not, but it's fun to believe that they are! I just missed them because when I got the camera out they split up.

Nvm found 2 more doing it!

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I don’t know how their mating works but if they are you’ll see egg clusters pop up everywhere. The first I seen was on the rocks and now only on the glass (I’m guessing because hermits can’t get to them).

They’ll look like this

Yeah they've laid eggs 2x within the past 2 weeks.

 

[Nick Steele]

Interesting I’ve seen mine clustered together but never on top of each other. Might be mating

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I've seen the same tiny little egg clusters on my glass in the morning. Ceriths always on glass at night. Question is do they actually reproduce in the rear like trochus do?

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I've seen the same tiny little egg clusters on my glass in the morning. Ceriths always on glass at night. Question is do they actually reproduce in the rear like trochus do?

Mine haven't laid on the glass yet...I wish they did though. So much easier to monitor or clean them.

 

[Nick Steele]

I've seen the same tiny little egg clusters on my glass in the morning. Ceriths always on glass at night. Question is do they actually reproduce in the rear like trochus do?

I haven’t seen any babies yet but I know people who have had success with them being tank breed. I love the little guys so I’m very hopeful them show up one day. Might get rid of my hermit crabs then!

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

I haven’t seen any babies yet but I know people who have had success with them being tank breed

No babies here yet either! However I was surprised on the 2nd day I had them, they laid eggs. I've heard that success rate with breeding is moderate to hard with these snails.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I haven’t seen any babies yet but I know people who have had success with them being tank breed

Cool to know. I do have a lot of small ones I got from reef cleaners. In my previous tank I witnessed my trochus spawning and used to have tons of tiny babies.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

No babies here yet either! However I was surprised on the 2nd day I had them, they laid eggs.

These types of natural behaviors at least let's you know they are happy

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

These types of natural behaviors at least let's you know they are happy

Yeah they got quite a bit of diatoms to feed on atm!

 

[SaltwaterGuruNeeded]

So, I've just come across something weird today. So at the beginning of the day I see a cerith snail riding on top of another cerith snail. Just now, I saw it again...This time on the front glass just before I went to turn my room lights off for bed. Just wondering, are they fighting? My thoughts not likely. Are mating? Probably pretty likely. Are they just having fun? Maybe, maybe not, but it's fun to believe that they are! I just missed them because when I got the camera out they split up.

*Updated Picture* It's still happening lol.

 

[wncnewbie]

My first laying of eggs. Only have 2 clowns and a cleaner shrimp. I hope they make it. I dose phyto daily