Do these nassarius snails have parasites?

franciscosalazar · Jan 21, 2017

Lionfish Lair said:
Gorgeous! Just gorgeous! Yes, most of the eggs we see are actually capsules with multiple eggs inside.

Do you believe these capsules are nassarius vibex?

franciscosalazar · Jan 21, 2017

Let's suppose those eggs belong to the snails they're attached to...
Do y'all believe these snails are reef safe?

mlivvy · Jan 21, 2017

Do you have a specimen container or one of those breeding nets you can put them in temporarily? When in doubt, it's best to not add.

franciscosalazar · Jan 21, 2017

mlivvy said:
Do you have a specimen container or one of those breeding nets you can put them in temporarily? When in doubt, it's best to not add.

I'll get one.
Do you think its best to by one type over the other, ie net vs container?

mlivvy · Jan 21, 2017

franciscosalazar said:
I'll get one.
Do you think its best to by one type over the other, ie net vs container?

I use this one. It's cheap and i've had to glue it a few times but it's a net so nothing comes out and it gets plenty of flow inside the tank. I've used it to temp hold fish, etc.

Maritimer · Jan 22, 2017

Those eggs are tiny - I don't think there are very many nets that would slow down whatever hatches from them! Using a breeder net would only contain the adult snails themselves, not the hatchlings.

If those eggs belong to those snails (and from what Renee posted, I suspect that they do - kinda cool brooding technique, if so!) then you'd be safe enough, I think, to add them to your tank. I can't guarantee that they're not the eggs of a parasite though, as I've never personally seen them before.

~Bruce

franciscosalazar · Jan 22, 2017

Maritimer said:
Those eggs are tiny - I don't think there are very many nets that would slow down whatever hatches from them! Using a breeder net would only contain the adult snails themselves, not the hatchlings.

If those eggs belong to those snails (and from what Renee posted, I suspect that they do - kinda cool brooding technique, if so!) then you'd be safe enough, I think, to add them to your tank. I can't guarantee that they're not the eggs of a parasite though, as I've never personally seen them before.

~Bruce

Thanks for your input