do snails breed in captivity

[kdc527]

I just looked in my tank and on one of my rock. There is a snail like creature with a very small hard spot on it could it be a snail. I have 5 turbos and 10 ceriths and 10 nassurius snails. it is pretty big for anything but the turbos did i just see a baby turbo. I still cant get my pics on here sorry i can't provide a pic

 

[Sk8r]

you usually see eggs first.
Your snail with a 'shell' spot could be a hitchhiker, a stomatella, a very welcome hitchhiker. If it moves fast for a snail, that's what it is.

 

[supercon71]

Yup, I have a ton of those "welcome hitchhikers". Literally, they are all over the place and seem to breed like mad. I knew nothing about them until I read this, but have observed them munching on any unwelcome algea in the tank.

They do move quickly and grow to a fairly good size too.......

Any more information on them?

 

[Sk8r]

They go for over a dollar apiece in some markets. That's one, so be nice to them. And outside of that, if you're raising stomatellas, good for you. Good environment.
When breeding, they puff like a locomotive, throwing off clouds into the water. They move like greased lighting---in snail terms, and they clean like bandits.

 

[luamada]

I think that I got baby snails. Do you think that they breed in captivity? Any idea? I had a bunch of white things in the glass and now there is very tini baby snails growing.I think they are snails. Let me know if that is possible. thanks

 

[supercon71]

Quite possible!

All I can say is that from the moment I put in LR in my tank I noticed a couple of these little fast moving snails and now I literally have at least 30-40 of these little buggers all over the place. There seems to be a constant turnover with them, but I find them just grazing everywhere.

I've found them on the shells of Turbo snails, all over the live rock, corals, substrate, glass and even my powerheads. Anywhere there is a hint of algae they find there way to. I'm pretty sure they aren't the most efficient of algea eaters, but the sheer number of them makes up for it!

 

[smspring]

yes, they do... my kids LOVE to see all the "babies" on the glass when they come out at night. I'm guessing we have at least 30 tank raised snails.

 

[lukinrats]

Yep... Here are some pictures of my baby snails that have started to grow into big snails... There are also, at least, 2 different types of eggs in the pictures

 

[chuppy]

Thats exactly what I have crawling around my tank!! Very mini turbos O.O

Glad to know its them now lol

 

[lukinrats]

Actually, from what I have been hearing.. Those are either nerite snails or something similar

 

[crvz]

while they resemble turbos, most of the time those stay about the size they're in the picture. I've heard of folks breeding turbos with success, but those I find in my tank are just that size.

 

[lukinrats]

Morgan, from Inland aquatics, says those are micro snails... This would make sense, seeing as how CRVZ says they stay that size

 

[JOSEPHLB]

I bought a couple of the large turbos a while back for my 65g...

One night I noticed one of the turbos standing up.. and it looked like it sprayed something white and misty out..

Well.. a year later.. I now have 7 medium sized turbos..

So.. yeah.. they will multiply..

Not sure the breeding process of a snail though.

 

[cloak]

Here's a picture of some collonista snails. Don't get any bigger than a dime. Breed like crazy.