Something I got to see my Stomatella Snails do

Str8linespeed · 09/20/2016, 06:26 AM

So I just happened to be staring into my tank one evening (just before lights out) about 1 month ago. I noticed 2 of my Stomatella Snails acting strangely. One was at the very top of the tank and appeared to be standing up. The other was mid way down on a different rock and was also doing the same thing, and I noticed it was huge and swollen.

I looked back at the top one and it was pulsing and you could see it discharging something (at the time I was unsure). It stopped pulsing and I looked down to the larger one. All of a sudden it started pulsing, EGGS! Lots and lots of eggs. y Cardinals were having a hay day eating them, I would say at least half of what she released didnt end up as food. Then it dawned on me what the top snail was discharging...

I've seen a few new smaller snails in the tank and Im hoping that more of those little snails got fertilized. Its amazing what you see in these small little eco systems we have.

niladride · 09/20/2016, 07:56 AM

Great news indeed, congrats

Dkuhlmann · 09/20/2016, 09:51 AM

Congrats and yes you will have many baby stomatella snails. They're prolific breeders and as long as there's food they will reproduce.

I've seen mine several times doing the stand up act, but never the sperm or eggs being released. Since adding my Yellow Candy Hogfish and then my Matted File Fish they don't come out until after dark or in this case lights out..

BADPAPI · 09/21/2016, 09:08 AM

nice new to you !
it means your tank is very healthy when your critter spawn !

Potatohead · 09/21/2016, 09:31 AM

I had some stomatellas hitch hike in on some corals, I now have at least 100. They're everywhere... lol. They're pretty great though.

Str8linespeed · 09/21/2016, 04:13 PM

The tank is only 3 months old, but everything is doing fantastic! All my corals are growing fast and nicely. With the exception of my Goniopora, which I posted about in another thread. Im very happy with the way everything is going with the tank and Im ready for an upgrade already.

09/20/2016, 06:26 AM	#1
Str8linespeed Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Oakdale, MN Posts: 461	Something I got to see my Stomatella Snails do So I just happened to be staring into my tank one evening (just before lights out) about 1 month ago. I noticed 2 of my Stomatella Snails acting strangely. One was at the very top of the tank and appeared to be standing up. The other was mid way down on a different rock and was also doing the same thing, and I noticed it was huge and swollen. I looked back at the top one and it was pulsing and you could see it discharging something (at the time I was unsure). It stopped pulsing and I looked down to the larger one. All of a sudden it started pulsing, EGGS! Lots and lots of eggs. y Cardinals were having a hay day eating them, I would say at least half of what she released didnt end up as food. Then it dawned on me what the top snail was discharging... I've seen a few new smaller snails in the tank and Im hoping that more of those little snails got fertilized. Its amazing what you see in these small little eco systems we have.

09/20/2016, 09:51 AM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Congrats and yes you will have many baby stomatella snails. They're prolific breeders and as long as there's food they will reproduce. I've seen mine several times doing the stand up act, but never the sperm or eggs being released. Since adding my Yellow Candy Hogfish and then my Matted File Fish they don't come out until after dark or in this case lights out.. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

09/21/2016, 09:08 AM	#4
BADPAPI Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: somewhere in MA Posts: 79	nice new to you ! it means your tank is very healthy when your critter spawn ! __________________ Office set up :IM Fussion Nuvo 20g Mixed Reef Nano \| 24''ATI DIM 6B \| Mp10QD \| IM Ghost Desktop/ IM Hydrofill Ti-w aqualifter. Home setup 1:3.7g Mixed Reef AIO\| AI Prime \|

09/20/2016, 07:56 AM	#2
niladride Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Kolkata, India Posts: 567	Great news indeed, congrats

09/21/2016, 09:31 AM	#5
Potatohead Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,596	I had some stomatellas hitch hike in on some corals, I now have at least 100. They're everywhere... lol. They're pretty great though.

09/21/2016, 04:13 PM	#6
Str8linespeed Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Oakdale, MN Posts: 461	The tank is only 3 months old, but everything is doing fantastic! All my corals are growing fast and nicely. With the exception of my Goniopora, which I posted about in another thread. Im very happy with the way everything is going with the tank and Im ready for an upgrade already.