Which snails are breedable?

[Shadowbass]

Hello everyone im considering switching over to a snail only cleanup crew but im curious if any can be bred and reproduce succesfully . I know trochus do, ive heard of some turbo and nassarius but i know most have a planktonic phase, what about stomatella, cowries, cerith, etc

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

I had two ceriths crawl out of my live rock a year after I got the rocks. Now, a year later, I see a few more baby ceriths. So I'm pretty sure they can bred in captivity. I also got some chaeto from Reef Cleaners that had some tiny little black ceriths in it. I asked them about it and it sounded like they breed in the chaeto regularly. I know there are a lot of different ceriths out there, some may be easier than others.

 

[Rjramos]

Stomatella's definately, they reproduce in my refugium.

 

[Kyl]

I've counted about 7-10 baby trochus in my sump refugium on the 65 gallon, and a couple in the display after about a year of running and starting with around ~15.

 

[Shadowbass]

My lfs has a tank with a bunch of tiny nassarius snails and they say that they breed in the tank and havent bought any in years, does anyone have experience with this?

 

[mjk250]

Nassarius breed like rabbits in my reefs, ceriths used to but stopped when the nassarius started up? Turbos, Stomatella and Trochus too only on a slower pace

 

[Shadowbass]

Do i need a male and female or are they hermaphrodites?

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

I believe nassarius can become predatory if they don't get enough food. Maybe they are going after the ceriths?

 

[Shadowbass]

Anyone sell stomatellas?