Cerith Snail Eggs??

Pescaiolo · 03-09-2008, 04:18 PM

I found these on my front glass this morning. It looked like one of my Cerith snails was laying them. What do you guys think?

**JustDavidP** · 03-09-2008, 05:23 PM

I think you are absolutely correct

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**CarmieJo** · 03-13-2008, 08:48 PM

Yep! Snail eggs. Let us know if you see any develop.

Astrivian · 03-13-2008, 09:25 PM

Those look like cerith snail eggs to me, about 99% sure. I have some cerith snails and i caught one laying eggs that looked exactly like that.

Pescaiolo · 03-13-2008, 10:24 PM

Thanks everyone for the replies. How long do they take to hatch and develope? Today all thats left is remenents of the original pic. If it happens again can i carefully scrape them off and hatch them in their own tank? Sorry for all the questions, it's the first time this has happened to me.

**CarmieJo** · 03-13-2008, 11:01 PM

Scraping them off is usually not successful. I think that ceriths may have a veliger stage but I am not sure.

BrianPlankis · 03-13-2008, 11:31 PM

Some Cerith snails have direct developing eggs (crawl away babies), some have short-lived veligers, some have long-lived veligers that need to feed.

It all depends on the species, but typically eggs that are laid in that manner do not survive to new baby snails.

Brian

**JustDavidP** · 03-14-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianPlankis

...but typically eggs that are laid in that manner do not survive to new baby snails.

Brian

I've found the same.. most often, they become grade A fish food

Dave

Pescaiolo · 03-18-2008, 12:35 PM

I don't feed my tank everyday so I bet my fish loved the tasty snack. Thanks for all the replies everyone!