snail eggs? with pic

[fishfanv]

are these eggs my snail is laying? it looks weird to me but my husband & i think it is possibly just the snail laying its eggs. if not, can someone tell me what it is?

tia.

 

[TippyToeX]

Yep, eggs.

 

[fishfanv]

thanks tippytoex

do you think the snails will actually make it to adulthood? or do fish usually end up eating the eggs before they can mature? when i woke up to see this in my tank this morning i freaked out. it is one of the weirdest, most bizarre looking things i've ever seen in my tank! :eek2:

 

[TippyToeX]

They will hatch out and yes some might make it, but that's a long shot. They have a prolonged planktonic stage, and if some can make it past that stage and settle you got lucky. Most will become fish/coral food.

 

[Paintbug]

yep they are cerith eggs. out of the 8+ batches of eggs i have seen laid in my tank, i have positivly IDed 2 baby ceriths.

 

[fishfanv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6967968#post6967968 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Paintbug
yep they are cerith eggs. out of the 8+ batches of eggs i have seen laid in my tank, i have positivly IDed 2 baby ceriths.

only 2 made it? hm, those are not good odds. i was hoping i'd have a bunch of new snails soon

 

[zimmy1979]

Don't worry. Once they start laying eggs they keep going. I have a new batch of eggs almost every day around my tank.

 

[fishfanv]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6970279#post6970279 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zimmy1979
Don't worry. Once they start laying eggs they keep going. I have a new batch of eggs almost every day around my tank.

oh, great, thanks for telling me. maybe i can use some of the babies for store credit at my lfs once they're big enough.