Cerith snail eggs

johnny313 · 01/03/2009, 11:54 AM

This morning when I turned the lights on I saw a cerith snail laying aggs! what is the sucess rate in hatching and surviving?
there are about 400 - 500 eggs total

J. Montgomery · 01/03/2009, 12:39 PM

I've seen my cerinths lay eggs on a number of occasions, though I've never seen any babies (at least none that I i.d. as cerinths).

SWINGRRRR · 01/03/2009, 12:42 PM

Funny. I never seen my lay eggs, but I see the babies and juvi's when the lights go out. When I started my tank I put a dozen in there. Just a couple of weeks ago, we stood and stopped counting at 50!!!! They were all over the glass.

lockekeyy · 01/03/2009, 12:43 PM

I've had this happen to me several times... but still no new ceriths. I'm jumping on board but I think the answer will be little to no success.

SWINGRRRR · 01/03/2009, 12:51 PM

If you care this is the old Projects Dibs, new board. Here is some info on Cerith snail breeding.

Cerith spp. Information

johnny313 · 01/03/2009, 12:52 PM

yea, I was just wondering. I never had snails lay eggs in my tank before. I read an article on google that if snails lay eggs they are happy snails

seafansar · 01/03/2009, 12:57 PM

My cerith snails are very successful breeders. At one point I had hundreds of tiny ceriths covering the glass. But I added a wrasse and he thinks they are great snacks. Oh well. A few still manage to survive.

johnny313 · 01/03/2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by seafansar
My cerith snails are very successful breeders. At one point I had hundreds of tiny ceriths covering the glass. But I added a wrasse and he thinks they are great snacks. Oh well. A few still manage to survive.

What kind of wrasse? I have a 6-line.... will he eat them?

seafansar · 01/03/2009, 01:17 PM

He's a redheaded fairy wrasse and pretty good size. I don't think your 6-line should eat them. Oh I should add that the huge increase of snails happened when there were no fish in the tank. It had an ick outbreak, so I took all the fish out to be treated and left the tank fishless for several weeks. I think the fish eat the eggs and that's why I didn't notice any baby ceriths when the fish were in the tank. Since I've put the fish back in, I've seen a few more new baby snails, but not even close to what happened when it was fishless.

johnny313 · 01/03/2009, 01:33 PM

i guess its freah healty food!

cloak · 01/03/2009, 03:18 PM

Not cerith, similiar though.

johnny313 · 01/04/2009, 12:00 AM

nice! did they survive?

cloak · 01/05/2009, 02:43 PM

No. Have had cerith snails lay eggs in the tank but I never did see any offspring. The collonista snails seemed to be the only ones who got it right.

01/03/2009, 11:54 AM	#1
johnny313 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 649	Cerith snail eggs This morning when I turned the lights on I saw a cerith snail laying aggs! what is the sucess rate in hatching and surviving? there are about 400 - 500 eggs total

01/03/2009, 12:39 PM	#2
J. Montgomery Mouth Pipetting Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 6,278	I've seen my cerinths lay eggs on a number of occasions, though I've never seen any babies (at least none that I i.d. as cerinths). __________________ Josh

01/03/2009, 12:42 PM	#3
SWINGRRRR Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pcola FL Posts: 2,504	Funny. I never seen my lay eggs, but I see the babies and juvi's when the lights go out. When I started my tank I put a dozen in there. Just a couple of weeks ago, we stood and stopped counting at 50!!!! They were all over the glass. __________________ Have you ever tried to hold a monkey still if it is not drunk ~ insteng Current Tank Info: 45gal Rimless mixed reef--SWC 150BMK--2xMP10ESW--Giesemann 150W HQI

01/03/2009, 12:43 PM	#4
lockekeyy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 1,027	I've had this happen to me several times... but still no new ceriths. I'm jumping on board but I think the answer will be little to no success. __________________ I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information - John Locke

01/03/2009, 12:51 PM	#5
SWINGRRRR Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pcola FL Posts: 2,504	If you care this is the old Projects Dibs, new board. Here is some info on Cerith snail breeding. Cerith spp. Information __________________ Have you ever tried to hold a monkey still if it is not drunk ~ insteng Current Tank Info: 45gal Rimless mixed reef--SWC 150BMK--2xMP10ESW--Giesemann 150W HQI

01/03/2009, 12:52 PM	#6
johnny313 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 649	yea, I was just wondering. I never had snails lay eggs in my tank before. I read an article on google that if snails lay eggs they are happy snails

01/03/2009, 12:57 PM	#7
seafansar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,023	My cerith snails are very successful breeders. At one point I had hundreds of tiny ceriths covering the glass. But I added a wrasse and he thinks they are great snacks. Oh well. A few still manage to survive. __________________ -Sara Current Tank Info: mixed reef

01/03/2009, 01:17 PM	#9
seafansar Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,023	He's a redheaded fairy wrasse and pretty good size. I don't think your 6-line should eat them. Oh I should add that the huge increase of snails happened when there were no fish in the tank. It had an ick outbreak, so I took all the fish out to be treated and left the tank fishless for several weeks. I think the fish eat the eggs and that's why I didn't notice any baby ceriths when the fish were in the tank. Since I've put the fish back in, I've seen a few more new baby snails, but not even close to what happened when it was fishless. __________________ -Sara Current Tank Info: mixed reef

01/03/2009, 01:33 PM	#10
johnny313 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 649	i guess its freah healty food!

01/03/2009, 03:18 PM	#11
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Not cerith, similiar though.

01/04/2009, 12:00 AM	#12
johnny313 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 649	nice! did they survive?

01/05/2009, 02:43 PM	#13
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	No. Have had cerith snails lay eggs in the tank but I never did see any offspring. The collonista snails seemed to be the only ones who got it right.