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#11
03-02-2010
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what wrong wit naming a snail zoom lol mines named doc lol. should i move the eggs to my heated tank? the tank they in is my guppy fry tank (cold water) so i dont think anyone is big enough to eat the babies. im looking forward to the eggs hatching if they do ill keep you all updated the pod has turned a slightly pink colour
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03-02-2010
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Yes you should move the eggs to the heated tank, make sure that they are above the water but stay humid. What i did with my mistery snails is covered all the openings in the lid. When they hatch out they are about the size of a pin head. They say that it's not good to keep the adult snails in the same tank with the babies 'cos they climb into the adult snails shell.
Also i would move the adult snail to a heated tank in the winter, my first mistery snails died in a unheated tank. Good luck hope you have lots of babies soon. By the way Vis when are you collecting those snails [ they are breeding like flies ] Last edited by A Bauer; 03-02-2010 at 18:02.
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03-02-2010
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[quote=ACE007;35693]Wrong not all of them
 Apple snails is male or female. quote] Is it only apple snails or all aquatic snails?
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03-02-2010
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awhile ago hey nearly a year can they store sperm that long? nope shes always been my only apple. alot of fun to watch though :-) oh n iv got a polystyrene tray for the egg pod, i made wire hooks for it but maybe ill just leave it to float
Last edited by windfire; 03-02-2010 at 21:02.
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03-02-2010
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thanx Ace iv read all that just after i got mine last year. im moving the eggs into my 40litre now, im going to float it in a polystyrene veggie tray
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08-02-2010
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My apple snail has laid the 12th set of Fertile eggs (light pinkish, with just 1 or 2 infertile white ones).. No male, its just 1 snail in tank.
They do store the sperm. I let one batch hatch -- got 80 babies.. I left them in the main tank (3ft), and they've culled themselves (or rather the fish have had dinner at their expense!). Got about 15 left that have grown to a decent size. I love the snails, but honestly the egg laying twice a week is quite gross. Having to pick the eggs off the tank and dump them (NEVER in a river etc. they must basically die because snails that are this large can probably cause Lots of ecological damage.) Once the babies are ready to hatch (two weeks in my experience), you will notice some cracked shells. I just crack the shells open, and drop them into the water. This prevents deaths if the shell is too try or the baby is too weak to break the shell. So I got about 80 babies with this method. I think if you put the eggs under water, they basically drown. IMHO you can name them lol they def have a personality. **cracked shells refers to the EGG SHELL and not the shell on the body of the snail. (LOL).
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08-02-2010
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thanx amith i cant wait for them to hatch!! n i really hope they do, iv moved them to the big tank as the humidity is higher and they get checked twice a day its going on a week now since they were layed
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