Willistein
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I know, I know, I'm a total geek - but I think this is the coolest thing I've ever seen in a reef tank. I noticed one of my astreas on the top rock of the stack stretching up as high as it could go and then it suddenly released a little cloud of eggs! i'm sure some of you have probably seen it, but it was a first for me. Grabbed the camera thinking I would never get it, but it has spawned at least 40 or 50 times now. Actually it must have triggered another astrea, because two of them were doing it after a while. I think what possibly triggered the snail to spawn was a heavy coral feeding I did tonight, but who knows.
I've read that spawnings of one species often trigger other entirely different species to spawn as well. I noticed what looked like a tiny bristle worm doing this crazy spiral swimming motion in the middle of the water column. I sucked him up with a syringe and tube and put him in a glass. I then watched him expel what must have been either eggs or sperm in the bottom of the glass for several minutes before I stuck him back in the tank.
Anyways, I thought this was all pretty amazing and I thought I would share.
BTW, the snail pictures were taken with continuous shooting mode with my digi cam.
I've read that spawnings of one species often trigger other entirely different species to spawn as well. I noticed what looked like a tiny bristle worm doing this crazy spiral swimming motion in the middle of the water column. I sucked him up with a syringe and tube and put him in a glass. I then watched him expel what must have been either eggs or sperm in the bottom of the glass for several minutes before I stuck him back in the tank.
Anyways, I thought this was all pretty amazing and I thought I would share.
BTW, the snail pictures were taken with continuous shooting mode with my digi cam.
I wish I had a better lens, but they're $$$
