Strange trail left by snail?

TimothyJ · 08/02/2006, 10:29 PM

Today I was looking in my tank and noticed a strange trail being left by one of my snails on the glass wall. Since I have take the pictures the snail has moved off the glass but the trail is still there. Any idea what this may be?

mtfish · 08/02/2006, 10:57 PM

Snail eggs.

ACBlinky · 08/02/2006, 10:57 PM

Those are eggs. My ceriths leave them all over the place. I'd love to see them hatch, but the fish tend to eat them as fast as they appear

TimothyJ · 08/02/2006, 11:02 PM

That is what I assumed, but just wanted to check. The only fish I have is a clown and a cleaner goby, any idea if these two will eat them?

Clouded · 08/02/2006, 11:14 PM

Fish for the most part tend to try to eat anything and alot time do eat anything...I know clowns. will eat thier own eggs, I do not know if those goes for other types of eggs.

TimothyJ · 08/03/2006, 08:16 AM

Does anyone know what the time frame for snail eggs to hatch is and how many you typically get to live? Thanks for everyones help!

dhoch · 08/03/2006, 08:26 AM

I seem to remember reading that the planktonic stage of these snails and there feeding requirements make it almost impossible for them to survive without special conditions and food to make it out of the planktonic stage.

This is true for many of the creatures that breed in our tanks (cleaner shrimp, clowns, etc)... some breeding creatures can/will survive without special care (pods, mysis, certain snails (not ceriths), etc)

Dave

08/02/2006, 10:29 PM	#1
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Strange trail left by snail? Today I was looking in my tank and noticed a strange trail being left by one of my snails on the glass wall. Since I have take the pictures the snail has moved off the glass but the trail is still there. Any idea what this may be?

08/02/2006, 10:57 PM	#2
mtfish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 75	Snail eggs. __________________ "Oh, I wish, I wish, I hadn't killed that fish." ~ Homer J. Simpson Current Tank Info: 5 FW(10, 20L, 29, 44, 90), 10g Nano Reef... for now.

08/02/2006, 10:57 PM	#3
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Those are eggs. My ceriths leave them all over the place. I'd love to see them hatch, but the fish tend to eat them as fast as they appear __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

08/03/2006, 08:16 AM	#6
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Does anyone know what the time frame for snail eggs to hatch is and how many you typically get to live? Thanks for everyones help! __________________ My Tank: Deep Blue 30 Gallon Frag Tank, 8 x 24 ATI Powermodule with two Reef Brite XHO LED Strips, Three MP10wes Pumps Brothers Tank: Marineland 250DD

08/03/2006, 08:26 AM	#7
dhoch Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,762	I seem to remember reading that the planktonic stage of these snails and there feeding requirements make it almost impossible for them to survive without special conditions and food to make it out of the planktonic stage. This is true for many of the creatures that breed in our tanks (cleaner shrimp, clowns, etc)... some breeding creatures can/will survive without special care (pods, mysis, certain snails (not ceriths), etc) Dave __________________ Check out my tanks website... click the red box above my post Current Tank Info: 180 gal Acrylic, 29 gal refugium, 40 gal sump, Mag 18 -> 2 Sea Swirls, Tunze 6100, 8 x 80W overdriven T5 Lights, ASM G4 skimmer

08/02/2006, 11:02 PM	#4
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	That is what I assumed, but just wanted to check. The only fish I have is a clown and a cleaner goby, any idea if these two will eat them?

08/02/2006, 11:14 PM	#5
Clouded Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 193	Fish for the most part tend to try to eat anything and alot time do eat anything...I know clowns. will eat thier own eggs, I do not know if those goes for other types of eggs.