Conch Eggs?

[BubblesandSqueak]

I have 3 fighting and a strawberry. 2nd time in a week I have found a gummy blob on the sand. This amount is larger than the conchs though. Is this indeed their eggs? That’s a credit card scraper its on for sizing.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I have 3 fighting and a strawberry. 2nd time in a week I have found a gummy blob on the sand. This amount is larger than the conchs though. Is this indeed their eggs? That’s a credit card scraper its on for sizing.

Look's somewhat like them.

Usually with fighting conchs, when they are laid they look like a big noodle mess.

Is that what they looked like on the sand bed before disturbing them?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Look's somewhat like them.

Usually with fighting conchs, when they are laid they look like a big noodle mess.

Is that what they looked like on the sand bed before disturbing them?

no, I actually thought it was a dead snail at first. like white chewing gum with strands of sand. The other one was the same. I already tossed it. The other big thing in there is a Mex Turbo. If I find another next week I'll dissect it more.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I have 3 fighting and a strawberry. 2nd time in a week I have found a gummy blob on the sand. This amount is larger than the conchs though. Is this indeed their eggs? That’s a credit card scraper its on for sizing.

cant see them clearly but there eggs are often bell like in a wrap similar to your pic. These are from queen conch

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

nope. that's not what I have. Mine was more like a conch pulled out of its shell with sand glued to it. Like someone dropped in white chewing gum and mixed it in the sand.

 

[vetteguy53081]

nope. that's not what I have. Mine was more like a conch pulled out of its shell with sand glued to it. Like someone dropped in white chewing gum and mixed it in the sand.

Thats what I thought and I suspect its a mucus they produce to stick to sand and protect themselves known as mucin actually a secretion and appears to be this mixed with sand

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Thats what I thought and I suspect its a mucus they produce to stick to sand and protect themselves known as mucin actually a secretion and appears to be this mixed with sand

that sounds more like what it could be.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Update. Found another mass and I believe the culprit is the fighting conch attached to it. It’s more than twice his size at 1/2”x2.5”. Looks like secretions, eggs and sand. Hard to believe he makes that much over night.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Already laying eggs again this morning.
Keep taking them out or see if they hatch? How long?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Well I guess I’ll be taking them out now.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Already laying eggs again this morning.
Keep taking them out or see if they hatch? How long?

Do you have more than one conch?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

Do you have more than one conch?

yeah. right now there's 3 fighting in there and a strawberry till I can place them back in the other tank. The Octo was leaving them alone but not sure how long that would be for. they also were not very active at a lower temp.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

yeah. right now there's 3 fighting in there and a strawberry till I can place them back in the other tank. The Octo was leaving them alone but not sure how long that would be for. they also were not very active at a lower temp.

I'm not sure how long it would take for the eggs to hatch, but they'll hatch as planktonic veligers - so they'll be eaten by pretty much everything in the tank.

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

I'm not sure how long it would take for the eggs to hatch, but they'll hatch as planktonic veligers - so they'll be eaten by pretty much everything in the tank.

thanks, I had to look that up. seems to be about 5 days to hatch, 3-4 weeks as veligers then start to form shell as bottom feeder.