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No, I did not see any eggs of theirs in my tank wall too.
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I think you guys are talking about totally different snails altogether.
skysky, which is your snail?
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No, I did not see any eggs of theirs in my tank wall too.
Last edited by Quixotic; 9th Jul 2007 at 23:50.
Hi Quixotic, is the 1st pic
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Coming round full circles?
That's supposedly a freshwater nerite, Clithon spp. As for actual species, possibly C. diadema or C. corona?Originally Posted by Quixotic
See the section on freshwater nerites of this article atributed to Dr. Neale Monks.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebI...wbrnerites.htm
Shell of C. diadema.
http://microseashell.com/seashell/ma...on_diadema.htm
http://www.gastropods.com/9/Shell_34989.html
Shell of C. corona.
http://microseashell.com/seashell/ma...hon_corona.htm
These snails are gonochoristic, and not hermaphroditic. This means that the snails have distinct sexes and need a male and a female to mate. So if you don't see snail eggs in your tank, you could have male snails. However, generally, as mentioned, many species simply do not lay eggs under aquarium conditions.
Here is something that is not a verified fact though. It is said that larvaes hatch from the eggs and swept downstream to the ocean. After growing as adults, they crawl to live in the habitats where they originally came from. It is also said that even if you manage to breed them in brackish water, the young would not survive because it is believed that they feed on plankton. This would explain why there were no reported success on the breeding of these snails under aquarium conditions.
Anyone know how do they breed ? I would like to try it for my own tank .
I do have some of it , But it do not breed as well . =X So hope that some brothers might be able to help .
Last edited by benny; 12th Jul 2007 at 00:27. Reason: merge posts
Hi, i have this snail for a couple of months and it's not breeding also. it only grew larger. They are very good in cleaning the tank and also never eat my plants...
Last edited by Quixotic; 11th Jul 2007 at 13:03. Reason: Remove immediate quote
Never create what you can't control
Uhm, did you guys read this?!?
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...7&postcount=24
1. Verified fact: You need male and female sexes for them to reproduce.
2. Unverified fact: The young need brackish water, but would not survive in aquarium conditions because it is believed that they feed on plankton.
Do you have male and female snails in the first place? Ensure that first, then you can try hatching the eggs in brackish water and see if they survive (they probably won't if #2 is true, they need plankton).
Okay Quix ,I will try it . Thanks for the information !
any bro got any idea what is the life span of this snail. if cant breed then must always topup, not cheapest snail around but very efficient.
I have both the types of snails shown above and they have survived past a year so far and still counting.
No reproductions so far but I do see small specks of eggs on the tank walls. For me, no reproduction is a good thing. I have some tanks that are infested... eg. Bought a single Red Ramshorn and now have uncountable.
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