Snail eggs

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 9, 2014

Hey was just wondering if anyone has ever had their snails lay eggs and had them grow and hatch? If so is there any thing I will need to do to help them along or just keep doing what I'm doing because I would think they are happy and healthy.

Slm222 · Jun 10, 2014

I have.. I have a bunch of baby snails in my refugium.

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 10, 2014

How long did it take for them to hatch? And do I need to dose calk for the shells or will they get most of that from just the left over foods?

Slm222 · Jun 10, 2014

You don't have to do anything special or dose. Just make sure everything is stable and there are no big swings but gradual adjustments if needed. try to keep around those magic numbers and youll be fine. Cal - 450, Mag - 1350-1400, dKH - 7.0-12.0, pH - 8.0-8.4 and salinity at about 1.025

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 10, 2014

Kewl... I checked this morning when light came back on and there were more eggs I think I have 3-4 laying in the same spot. Its kinda kewl since I got this tank as a rescue about 10 days ago and they are happy enough to start laying. how long dose the process typically take I will try and track it as much as possible to show here.

Slm222 · Jun 10, 2014

I never kept track of the process. As I assumed most of the time the eggs were eaten. If your diligent maybe you could track the process and document the length

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 10, 2014

Well today I woke up to my snails laying on over load!!

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 10, 2014

And there they go again lol

chris.scangarello · Jun 11, 2014

What kind of snails are they? That is pretty cool!

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 11, 2014

They Are From My Nassarius Snail. Yeah Check again this Morning there was even more Eggs going up the Plant. I will take a nothe Picture tonight but so far nothing much happening just more dots all over LOL

saltyphish · Jun 11, 2014

same here woke up 2 days ago to see a cerith snail laying eggs around my return

fagundespavinp3 · Jun 12, 2014

Well they are still laying the older ones are slowly getting bigger and more white.

petemichelle · Jun 30, 2014

i want to follow this. I also have eggs from snails.

Slm222 · Jul 1, 2014

Any update?

fagundespavinp3 · Jul 10, 2014

Sorry about the updates no babies this time but they started to lay again yesterday so maybe this time. I just don't know what to do to help get them to hatch. or where they all went?? but its staring again so I will see in about a week when they stop if something is eating them or what's going on.

Slm222 · Jul 10, 2014

Check sump.

Trigger7 · Jul 11, 2014

I have seen this many times and without trying I end up on occasion some baby snails. Not nearly as many as the eggs that are laid mind you but a few.

fagundespavinp3 · Jul 11, 2014

I don't have a sump Its a 10 gal Nano with a HOB Filter. I think my sea horse keeps eating them. but I cant take out the plant and put it in a different tank bc the sea horse uses it as its home and hitching point. but I will keep looking. they started laying on the glass in a corner that nothing can get there so maybe those one will be ok.

Slm222 · Jul 11, 2014

I wouldn't worry. Survival of the fittest on a smaller small more confined scale.

fagundespavinp3 · Jul 11, 2014

LOL Yeah I'm just happy to see that I'm doing something right that they are laying eggs. or they are hatting life and think they are going to die so they are trying to repopulate before its to late. either way its fun to watch the progression.