Baby Trochus snails

[voelter76]

I’ve got baby Trochus snails. Some of the eggs hatched. You can barely see him but he’s the small dot on the glass near the bottom of the favites. There are others…

 

[kevgib67]

Free cuc! Ya mine breed as well. I few weeks ago I saw one spawning on the glass and another make a bee line to it, I never saw a trochus moves fast, and then began producing its own cloud in the water.

 

[voelter76]

Free cuc! Ya mine breed as well. I few weeks ago I saw one spawning on the glass and another make a bee line to it, I never saw a trochus moves fast, and then began producing its own cloud in the water.

Cool!!!

 

[kevgib67]

Cool!!!

I have baby nassarius snails as well. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[voelter76]

I have baby nassarius snails as well. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!!

 

[Sdoutreefer]

Just did a quick search because I was curious if Trochus snails are known, captive reproducers.

I have baby's everywhere in my tank!! And a huge egg sack that I just saw last night :)

I love when there are signs of a successful reef, especially when you're getting minimal growth from coral in my system :p

 

[kevgib67]

Just did a quick search because I was curious if Trochus snails are known, captive reproducers.

I have baby's everywhere in my tank!! And a huge egg sack that I just saw last night :)

I love when there are signs of a successful reef, especially when you're getting minimal growth from coral in my system :p

Yes they do but unlike other snails they don’t lay eggs, that’s why they successfully breed in our tanks. Instead they spawn into the water column, first the female and then the male to fertilize them. About six weeks ago I saw one on my glass giving off a cloud of eggs and then another one about 12” away made a bee line towards her, never saw one move so fast and joined her in producing a clown. My ceriths lay eggs on the glass which end up getting eaten. They both enjoyed a cigarette after.

 

[Sdoutreefer]

Yes they do but unlike other snails they don’t lay eggs, that’s why they successfully breed in our tanks. Instead they spawn into the water column, first the female and then the male to fertilize them. About six weeks ago I saw one on my glass giving off a cloud of eggs and then another one about 12” away made a bee line towards her, never saw one move so fast and joined her in producing a clown. My ceriths lay eggs on the glass which end up getting eaten. They both enjoyed a cigarette after.

How cool!!!

Well, I found a stringy/patchy white tissuey looking thing, flowing on my rocks. Maybe Cerith snail eggs?? Those are usually laid on the glass though. I'm stumped!

 

[kevgib67]

How cool!!!

Well, I found a stringy/patchy white tissuey looking thing, flowing on my rocks. Maybe Cerith snail eggs?? Those are usually laid on the glass though. I'm stumped!

These are ceriths eggs. Well I guess they have to end up somewhere so perhaps. I always thought that they ended up individually in cracks and crevices in the rock but I suppose they could clump together some times.

 

[Sdoutreefer]

These are ceriths eggs. Well I guess they have to end up somewhere so perhaps. I always thought that they ended up individually in cracks and crevices in the rock but I suppose they could clump together some times.

Look like Ceriths! Mine always laid eggs on the glass.

 

[dangles]

I just found my first baby trochus in my sump the other day!

I already have stomatellas breeding really well in my system. Now if I can just get my nassarius to reproduce! :)

 

[kevgib67]

Look like Ceriths! Mine always laid eggs on the glass.

You are correct sir, I watched the cerith snail lay them.

 

[Sdoutreefer]

I just found my first baby trochus in my sump the other day!

I already have stomatellas breeding really well in my system. Now if I can just get my nassarius to reproduce! :)

I never have had luck in the past with Nassarius reproduction. My ceriths always seemed to get eaten as well once hatched.

 

[Sdoutreefer]

You are correct sir, I watched the cerith snail lay them.

Love that!

I'm pretty blown away that I already have babies in my system. My tank is like 4.5 months old.

 

[MDAquatics]

Free cuc! Ya mine breed as well. I few weeks ago I saw one spawning on the glass and another make a bee line to it, I never saw a trochus moves fast, and then began producing its own cloud in the water.

Very cool!

 

[Blennioidei]

Free CUC is always good. Did you have any noticeable parameter swings that could have triggered the breeding? I think mine bred when my aquarium caretaker accidentally unplugged my cooler fan, and the tank was around 29°C for a day. I put some of them in my sump but regretted it quickly because they got stuck in the intake of my skimmer and made the optical ATO go on forever (not forever—it stops after a certain amount and starts beeping).