wasp Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 looking in the tank last night & noticed the two cowrie snails next to each other. There was a tube type thing from one to the other, and the snails moved around a little but stayed together i'm assuming they were mating. Here is a pic although by the time I took this they were not in the origional position, the tube thing seemed to be gone but they stayed moving around hard up together. Sorry about pic quality, taken at night with a flash. I'm told that snails are hermaphrodites and each inseminates the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 yup that looks like them breeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 You been spraying linx in the room ? Bam chicka wowwow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Yep, mine do that from time-to-time. They tend to lay long waves of eggs rather than the usual snail clump. They don't seem very 'sticky', and most of the time end up in the skimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 What sp are they wasp, cant tell because the mantle is to far out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 You perv, give them some privacy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Dogmatix, I think they are Ring Cowrie, Cypraea annulus. I got 10 of them from TM in Chch, about 1/2 were either DOA or died within the first week or two, then the rest have been fine have had them more than a year. TheConch you are exactly right, I had a look this morning where they were, and there was some slimy mucousy stuff there with little white dots in it, but it was waving around in the current obviously going to come off. If I'd had more time I would have syphoned it & hatched them in a seperate container. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Who / what is TM in Christchurch? Another member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 yup http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/profil ... file&u=687 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Who / what is TM in Christchurch? Another member? That would be me.. Wasp. When they were brought in they were called cypraea spp (Money Cowrie) There are a lot of diff types a http://www.oceanlight.com/cypraea.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Seen any smal ones yet wasp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 according to my reading, cowries have separate sexes (not hermaphroditic) and the eggs hatch into pelagic larvae not into miniature adults. The pelagic stage is quite long hence they are not generally reared in captivity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 yes that would be right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Ah, that would be why there have never been any young ones. Pity. Coelacanth, David, if I ever saw eggs again, what would you think to me putting them in a small tank with no pump or skimmer, just a heater. Would they survive the free swimming stage? TM, long time no see! :lol: Yes I remember now you selling them under that name, and yes you are right, that is probably what they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I doubt it would be possible to rear them in a home aquarium. For a start they don't just hang around in the water waiting to change into cowrie adults, they have to feed and I'm sure you can appreciate how small the food would need to be to feed planktonic organisms. There would no doubt also be neccessary variables in terms of space, current, etc. But by all means give it a go. If you're getting eggs then it seems silly to not even try to rear them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Well 2 months later and I just caught them at it again! :lol: Strangely enough in exactly the same place too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fmxmatt Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 dirty filthy animals hahahaha any survivors from the last session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 ive seen a few very small snails in my tank from my snails :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 No survivors that I can identify of this species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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