Snail breeding

[150 Gallon Reef]

Over the past 6 months I have been having my snails releasing sperm on a weekly basis. I started to notice babies about a month in. Now, I have hundreds of not thousands of baby snails throughout the tank. At night I notice some are on corals. I don't see anything dying so I assume they are safe. Are these something I should worry about being a pest in the future? Has anybody ever had snails breed in their tank and actually have hundreds of babies populate the tank?

 

[benscorals]

They haven’t done any harm in my tank however I have a four line that eats some of them - I would add a melanurus wrasse to eat them because they could eventually become a problem if their population gets out of control.

 

[150 Gallon Reef]

They haven’t done any harm in my tank however I have a four line that eats some of them - I would add a melanurus wrasse to eat them because they could eventually become a problem if their population gets out of control.

What type of problems do they cause?

 

[benscorals]

When they get too out of control they start blocking the light to the corals. Just get a wrasse that eats snails and you should be good.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Baby snails can sometimes get into pumps too so make sure to check them and remove any of them you see.

I tend to like baby snails.. self sufficient clean up crews are fantastic.

 

[150 Gallon Reef]

Baby snails can sometimes get into pumps too so make sure to check them and remove any of them you see.

I tend to like baby snails.. self sufficient clean up crews are fantastic.

That's what I was thinking too. My girlfriend is in love with them oddly and always tells me we never have to buy snails again haha