Travis L. Stevens
New member
I posted this in my local club forum, and decided to share it with the world. I hope that you all enjoy the event as much as I did.
I took these pictures February 28, 2007 after doing some routine maintenance on a 300g tank that I help take care of. After I was done scraping the acrylic, I noticed a rare event unfolding before my eyes. The Astrea Snails were spawning! I was very excited and thankful that I had my camera in the car. I rushed out to get it fearing that I might miss the event. Well, as snails are slow moving, they are also slow at reproducing. So, I got to take a lot of different pictures.
It was interesting to watch them all crawl to the highest points on the rocks, stand in the water, and let a smoke of gametes out into the water column. Boardcast spawners are really amazing to watch.
This Astrea Snail was in a higher flow area. It would stand up on the tip of its foot, stretch out, and then clamp back dow quickly to let out a huge puff of smoke.
This Astrea Snail was in a lower flow spot. This snail just kind of let it spill out and let the current take it.
I have to say that it was a real pleasure watching this happen.
I took these pictures February 28, 2007 after doing some routine maintenance on a 300g tank that I help take care of. After I was done scraping the acrylic, I noticed a rare event unfolding before my eyes. The Astrea Snails were spawning! I was very excited and thankful that I had my camera in the car. I rushed out to get it fearing that I might miss the event. Well, as snails are slow moving, they are also slow at reproducing. So, I got to take a lot of different pictures.
It was interesting to watch them all crawl to the highest points on the rocks, stand in the water, and let a smoke of gametes out into the water column. Boardcast spawners are really amazing to watch.
This Astrea Snail was in a higher flow area. It would stand up on the tip of its foot, stretch out, and then clamp back dow quickly to let out a huge puff of smoke.
This Astrea Snail was in a lower flow spot. This snail just kind of let it spill out and let the current take it.
I have to say that it was a real pleasure watching this happen.
:lmao: 
Just kidding.
