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smoking snail
ok, so I unpug my pump to let my fish chase some brine around for awhile, I took a quick trip to the store, when I came back my tank was cloudy. I was puzzled, but then noticed one of my mexicanturbo snails 'smoking'. Literally large puffs of cloudy something. he actually kept this up for some time. I am assuming a sexual event, though I am not finding any info on it. Anyone?
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Yeah... yer turbo was broadcasting sperm.
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"sexual event"...ewwwww!
I would poke around the Project DIBS site for some info on invert breeding
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And silly me thought you lit up and smoked afterwards.
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oh boy, someone opened a can of worms here !! better get my MOD boots on !!
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Yup, gotta watch out for those snails. You leave them alone in the tank for 10 minutes and, they spawn. Seriously, as already suggested, check out the info over at ProjectDIBS.
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Is it because the pumps were off? Yuck, he made a mess (It didnt take long to get rid of though). Should I be looking for snail eggs in the future? Ok, going to check the site!
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Has anyone watched them do this? It was quite a surprise!
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It may have been more visible because the pumps were off but I don't think that would cause them to spawn.
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Did you do a water change or a top off? Most often, they tend to spawn with a sudden change in
salinity . Sometimes, they spawn when under stress.
My large stomatella do this too. Cloudy mess.
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Temperature changes also trigger spawning.
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CarmieJo It may have been more visible because the pumps were off but I don't think that would cause them to spawn.
That may be. I cant think of anything out of the ordinary I top off about 2 gal every day,I'm due for a water change on Sat , lights were on a bit later than usual, though, out of town guests watching fishies. Maybe I just dont notice with the pumps running. Funny, looked just like someone puffing on a smoke coming out ofa little tubual (I just made that word up, but I like it!)
DIBS what a site! Thanx for the turn on! I have a lot of looking to do!
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Yeah, I love DIBS and Brian Plankis, the founder, is a great guy.
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I read that there is an 11th annual coral reef symposium in Ft Laderdale in July. no idea what thats about yet, I'm checking...
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