Snail eggs?

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  1. LIReefer

    LIReefer Plankton

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    Few days ago I saw one of my turbos start plopping out these small white round things. I assume they are eggs or egg sacks, what do you think?
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    Then today one of my ceriths did the same except those came out in a helical strand, take a look.
     
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  2. LIReefer

    LIReefer Plankton

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  3. LIReefer

    LIReefer Plankton

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    Are they eggs and will anything become of them?
     
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  4. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Yep eggs, and chances are nothing will come of them! Snail eggs don't seem to hatch in reef tanks.

    Edit! Guess I'm wrong;) my bad!
     
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  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    From what John said, they do hatch, the larvae just doesn't settle and grow:(.
     
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  6. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Didn't know that, good info, I just knew we'd all have millions of snails if they did grow up:(
     
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  7. BrittSD

    BrittSD Astrea Snail

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    I've gotten about 20-30 baby snails from eggs that have been laid in my tank within the past 6 months. The biggest one is about the size of a BB.
     
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  8. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I wish a few of mine would hatch so I wouldn't have to order a refresher pack! Congrats on the babies;) most don't seem as lucky;(
     
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  9. Acidraindt

    Acidraindt Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Somehow, I looked in my tank today and saw some baby snails, about 1-2 millimeters wide. I started counting....there are over 25 just on my glass and obvious on the front of my liverock. I have about 10 adult turbos...only had em a month. So somehow I just got 25+ babies. Do you think they hatched in the tank? must be because I havent added any new rock in over a month.
     
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    10 adult turbos, thats a lot of snail!lol Honestly, I don't know. Been on sites for a long time, and it seems 99 out of 100 times no baby snails result from the eggs. Congrats on the babies, hopefully ya can trade them for a fish at your LFS;)
     
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