Snail Egg Growth Pics

ATLANTIS · 07-19-2001, 11:15 AM

I found these snail eggs in one of my tanks on 7/13. Here is a growth progression

7/13 - The hash marks are millimeters

7/15 - You can see the embryos dividing

7/18 - you can see more division and the formation of some shells

As you can see, some of the egg mass has been lost, but a majority is still intact.

for more pics click Here

**Ninong** · 07-19-2001, 11:27 AM

Kewl!

Ninong

Reinhold · 07-19-2001, 11:44 AM

Are you protecting the eggs somehow to prevent them from becoming hors d'ourves? (It's not in the spell check dictionary.)

ATLANTIS · 07-19-2001, 11:54 AM

There are no predators in the tank, so I hope they will make it till they hatch. This is one of my coral prop tanks, and these tiny snails reproduce prolifically.

The round shadow is a dime

tubs · 07-19-2001, 12:42 PM

Brian,

That's some good stuff! Looks like cerith type snails. They do reproduce quite a bit don't they?

volk23 · 07-19-2001, 04:58 PM

Brain, you took those with that Coolpix? Thats so cool, maybe i should get of those too. BTW, im the one who left dirty dipers over your last reef party.

07-19-2001, 11:15 AM	#1
ATLANTIS Council Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dunellen, NJ, USA Posts: 276	Snail Egg Growth Pics I found these snail eggs in one of my tanks on 7/13. Here is a growth progression 7/13 - The hash marks are millimeters 7/15 - You can see the embryos dividing 7/18 - you can see more division and the formation of some shells As you can see, some of the egg mass has been lost, but a majority is still intact. for more pics click Here

07-19-2001, 11:27 AM	#2
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,692	Kewl! Ninong __________________ Ninong

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tubs Council Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Milpitas CA USA Posts: 315	Brian, That's some good stuff! Looks like cerith type snails. They do reproduce quite a bit don't they? __________________ John Susbilla Visit my "Flashy" site: John's Reef Flat Reefkeeping Tank of the Month Feb 2002 SEABay Webmaster tubs@attbi.com

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07-19-2001, 11:44 AM	#3
Reinhold Mayor Join Date: May 2001 Location: USA Posts: 941	Are you protecting the eggs somehow to prevent them from becoming hors d'ourves? (It's not in the spell check dictionary.)

07-19-2001, 11:54 AM	#4
ATLANTIS Council Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dunellen, NJ, USA Posts: 276	There are no predators in the tank, so I hope they will make it till they hatch. This is one of my coral prop tanks, and these tiny snails reproduce prolifically. The round shadow is a dime

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