SNAIL EGGS!!

Bred my Apple Snails like 3 weeks ago, and nothing produced. Figured Romeo ran out of ammunition from the last breeding. Last night one female was above the water surface, but I didn't see any clutches. Came home from work this morning, and I see a small clutch on the tank side. Haven't looked under the lid for more.. maybe this clutch will hatch!!!!!

fingers crossed

The first clutch dried up cause they were in the betta tank without a lid. These are in my big tank, with a lid.

UPDATE: the first egg clutch slid into the tank the other day.. they appeared to have not been developing.. there was a second egg clutch laid a few days after the first one, and they hit the 2 week mark Saturday. I swear it has been hatching out, but I can't for the life of me see any babies anywhere in that tank.. what used to be a very rounded egg clutch, is now a dark, pitted mass, that gets more and more pitted each day. Nothing is on the glass that I can see.. and my filter intake is set far enough away from the tank sides, I don't think babies can get onto the intake screen. I can take pics if anyone is interested..

Never bred apple snails so I am afraid I cannot help, I would suspect the mass being darker is a sign that the yound are in there, I think they feed on the gel first so maybe that is why they are still there.

This is a pic of the clutches right after she laid them.. not a good close up.. but... oh well..



This is 2 weeks, 1 day after deposit...



Camera didn't pick up the many "popped" bubbles... and sometimes the eggs are dark brown, sometimes not.. they seem to change colors at will...

Another forum told me to break the egg pouch open.. so I did in a butter dish.. I thought the little fellers were dead.. after 5 minutes.. they all came to life.. I have prolly a couple dozen little beings, now housed in a vase for grow out... I think what did hatch out in the tank, were quickly eaten by the loaches.. (vacuum cleaners)... so now, I have a snail project in the works....

Those are fantastic photos! I had no idea that apple snail eggs were so big! And congrats on getting some survivors

Actually.. she laid a fairly small clutch.. lol

cracking pics so please you have snailetts

Out of 52 snails, a good portion made it. Some are big and strong enough to go to the fish store for sale. Monday, I will pack up the nicest ones and take them. Possible for a partial trade of some Black Phantom Tetra... here is a picture of just a few. I have snails everywhere between 2 tanks. 3 or 4 dozen all together..

This was taken 2 days ago, and they have nearly dooubled in size since then..

They are brilliant, I was wondering how these were getting on

23 babies went to the fish store on Monday. The guy I was corresponding with was sick that day, so I got no credit for my donation. I sent him an email, letting him know I donated, and also purchased 6 Black Phantom Tetras. I thought I would at least get a thank you note from him... I figure if they don't appreciate it enough to say "thank you"... I won't donate any more.. I have 6 in the big tank growing up.. and a few more premies in the betta tanks.. will find suitable homes for the remaining once they get a little older and stronger..

That is dreadful, I have a shop near me that wont do credit either.

Breed like bunnies they do

I feed the excess to my loaches or trade em in at the LFS

I keep my male separate from my females, so I won't have egg sacs all over the tank sides. The store would have done a credit, or buy the babies from me, but the guy I was corresponding with was ill the day I brought the little ones in, so I just decided to donate instead. No more.. they apparently didn't care enough to say thank you.

My females laid eggs regardless of if a male was there or not, just the maleless ones were obviously infertile

I doubt I try to raise another brood for a while.. it was fun.. but finding homes for the lot is not always an easy tasc.

Mine just breed constantly....but then i use em as live food.

I have a very small clutch on the tank lid, now, that will just be food for the loaches..