What is this????
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greenbean36191
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They appear to be egg cases, probably from some sort of hitchhiking snail.
Eashton123
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Will the spawn do you think?
greenbean36191
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They'll probably hatch, but without knowing what they're from there isn't any good way for me to know what kind of development they'll have. Most snails have planktonic larvae or some sort or another and they don't tend to do well in reef tanks. Based on the size of the eggs I would make a WAG that the larvae will be lecithotrophic, so there is a decent chance a few might survive.
Eashton123
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Its from a big nassrusin sand shifting snail that is huge...
Eashton123
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i would love to have them spawn any help is appreciated!!
greenbean36191
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If you mean raise them, then it won't be easy. You'll need to set up a larval tank for them and, probably have lots of live phytoplankton. AFAIK all of the nassariids have feeding larvae. Then you'll also need to figure out what cue the larvae need to induce them to settle out of the plankton.
Basically, if you had experience breeding snails, these guys would be hard. If you don't have much experience, these guys are next to impossible.
Basically, if you had experience breeding snails, these guys would be hard. If you don't have much experience, these guys are next to impossible.
Eashton123
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Well they already hatched on me do you think there will be some that make it?
