Melanie Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 My black mystery snail laid an egg sack in the corner of my tank, out of the water. Does anyone know what to do with the egg sack? Does it need to be removed and submerged? Do I just leave it there? How long do you reckon before I have 100 baby snails? Wait... how many baby snails will there be? Any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 put a bubbler under neath were the snail eggs are, so the bubble spray, keeps the eggs moist. Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 It's Sunday.... should they be right til Monday, or shall I sprinkle them with a spoon of water or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 To be honest i dont know how they'll be, if its an issue i can lend you a bubbler, air line pump and all, how far from stokes are you? Shae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 I'm in Thorndon and without a car. How far is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 If you have a fairly airtight lid, that will keep up the humidity and the eggs will be okay. DON'T submerge them. I can't remember how long they took to develop, Rob could possible give it to you down to the minute, but you will see the mass starting to literally dissolve, and as it does so, the baby snails drop down into the tank in a drip. To save them from predation, have them drop down into a floating icecream container with some of the tank water in. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 here is some random bits of info that may be of some help. -It's important to keep the eggs in a moist, but not wet environment. Never keep these eggs under water (this will drown the embryos)! Keep the temperature between 18 and 28°C (65-82°F). The higher the temperature, the faster the snails will hatch. -It's no problem to transfer the egg clutch to another location, as long as you are careful not cause too much damage. A damages clutch is more prone to infections and evaporation. The best way to move the eggs is by wetting the clutch, wait a few hours and then carefully move the clutch over the surface until it comes off. Obvious this method of most succesful on glass or other smooth surfaces. -The eggs at the surface probably won't deliver you many little snails when the air humidity is not optimal, but often the eggs deeper inside the clutch thrive well -After 2-4 weeks (depending on the species and the temperature, 14 days at 25°C in the case of Pomacea canaliculata) the first little snails should appear -If you don't see little snails after breaking a 4 weeks old clutch, it can be that the eggs aren't fertilised or that the air moisture was too low. -From the day they hatch, the young snails eat the same as their parents, so there is no need for special babysnail-food. Keep in mind, however, that it's often difficult for a young snail to obtain enough food in a completely clean tank. The long distances they need to walk in such case to reach the food could simply be too much. As a result of this, it's often easier to raise little apple snails in a tank with algae on the walls so the little snails have enough food (algae) withou travelling all around. -The young apple snails can stay in the same aquarium together with their parents without being eaten by them as long as there is enough food available. However, larger fish with preference for (little) snails can be a reason to keep the young ones in a separated aquarium until they have grown somewhat bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Thanks, all. I don't think I have anywhere near optimal conditions for the egg sack, but will try to keep it alive until I can buy a few things at the pet store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1 Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Don't worry Melanie, just leave them to hatch. Shouldn't need anything special for eggs - we have them hatch regularly in similar positions. Our tanks are clean and they still survive - you will probably get more than you want anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 Well, I already have more than I need in terms of snails. I initially thought that the large snail had given birth to them but I think I'm wrong given that I've got this huge eggsack now and haven't seen anything like that to produce the babies. In any case if anybody does want baby snails when they're born, just send me a PM and we can meet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 And we are up to two egg sacks now; s/he has laid one in the other corner of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted September 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Four egg sacks now, no baby snails. How many can s/he lay?!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calico Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 uhm.. I have 3 egg sacks, some of the cells look like they're open and a hundered little snails are wandering in the tank but...I know there used to be tiny snails in the tank even before the hatching, so do you guys know how to tell baby apple snails from unwanted little snails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 No action in my egg sacks yet, but I have heaps of those little ugly baby snails that came in with my plants as well. If I see anything come out of the egg sacks in my tank, maybe we can compare notes. I'm up to six sacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 i have about three brown apple snail egg sacks,and they are laying them quite often,i have just had a batch hatch. what i did was wait until i could see the eggs breaking down and then transfered them to a container of water and let the baby snails break free into the container. i now have about 50 of the tiny lil things,was only a small sack tho [--------------] so am expecting alot more from the bigger two. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted October 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 How long did it take yours to hatch? Mine still haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 ummm not quite sure,about 2 weeks mabye,but i did have 1 batch that seemd as if it wasnt fertalised,and was jus eggs,cos i had it for about a month and still nothing :-? just leave them for longer,u can see them change colour as they develop,they go slightly darker,and thats when i removed the sack and put in some water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted October 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 OK, some of mine are darker... do I put them in a cup of water? How do they stay warm if I do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 waiyt until they all go darker first,leaving them longer wont hurt them,jus sit it on top of your tank next to your light and they should be ok there,or if you can just let them go into the tank they came from aslong as nothing will predate on them Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 One of the sacks fell in by itself and nobody's eaten it yet. I just haven't seen any babies. How do I know if s/he is fertilizing them or not? And, while we're at it, the other snail, the white one, is digging holes in my tank. What the heck is he doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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