Wingin' It Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Today I noticed that my Horned Nerite Snails are laying eggs all over the glass...but i've read that the eggs will only hatch under Brackish water conditions. So...I did some looking, but I guess i'm really slow today, so I was hoping someone could direct me, in laymans terms, how to go about setting up a 1.5 gallon tank with brackish water just for the snails. Directions in like table spoons would be great! I'm not a technical person, and simple is usally best Thanks for any help! Oh...almost forgot. Is there any kind of acclimation process that I should be doing in order for the snails to go from FW to BW conditions or can they just be 'plopped' right in? I'd hate to kill the little guys since they help me out with all the algae and all. :smokey: Edited October 30, 2010 by Wingin' It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Dawg Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Horned Nerite Snails are tidal and can take a lot of salt. I'll pretend there is nothing else in the tank. You want to add salt during a water change. Mix the salt in the new water first, then add the salted water to the tank. The good news is brackish is a range as apposed to an exact number. Basically 2 table spoons of marine salt (not aquarium or table salt) should be a safe add, but if that doesn't help you can take it much higher for the next batch. A hydrometer is a needed investment if you want to play with brackish of salt water. Here is an article on brackish conditions http://badmanstropicalfish.com/brackish/brackish.html that is kind enough to talk teaspoon. This article on your snails http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_4/V4I2/Brackish%20Systems/brackish.htm covers habitat. Here is a general article on brackish snails http://homepage.mac.com/nmonks/Projects/FAQ/8b.html Goodluck with the breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Thanks T Dawg! The snails will be the only thing in the tank, it's small...and i'd just like to have baby nerites! :smokey: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted February 25, 2010 Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 Good luck with your project! There isn't a lot of information on breeding Nerites available, especially individual species info. Some seem to have a planktonic stage and others don't. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted February 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2010 I think i'm going to start the small Brackish tank after the auction...maybe there'll be some cheap left over Marine Salt and hydrometer there. :shifty: I was talking to one of the associates at Pisces and they say that theirs are reproducing regularly in their display tanks (which aren't brackish) but I don't remember seeing large numbers of them in their tanks. Either way, I have a bunch of eggs in the FW tank right now, and when I set up the BW tank the adults will go in there to see if they will reproduce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Dawg Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 I think i'm going to start the small Brackish tank after the auction...maybe there'll be some cheap left over Marine Salt and hydrometer there. :shifty: I was talking to one of the associates at Pisces and they say that theirs are reproducing regularly in their display tanks (which aren't brackish) but I don't remember seeing large numbers of them in their tanks. Either way, I have a bunch of eggs in the FW tank right now, and when I set up the BW tank the adults will go in there to see if they will reproduce. I'm sure if not you could talk someone into bringing you 6 tablespoons of salt to the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sooo...I didn't end up setting up the tank right away, but at the last CAS meeting Vince mentioned wanting to try it and I had the tank and the snails and the salt...so boom...it went up in a jiffy. I started adding small amounts of marine salt. Today, looking at the tank and WHOA, they actually laid eggs. I'm crossing my fingers that something positive happens...if not, then oh well, just another learning experience right?! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince0 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 (edited) Sooo...I didn't end up setting up the tank right away, but at the last CAS meeting Vince mentioned wanting to try it and I had the tank and the snails and the salt...so boom...it went up in a jiffy. I started adding small amounts of marine salt. Today, looking at the tank and WHOA, they actually laid eggs. I'm crossing my fingers that something positive happens...if not, then oh well, just another learning experience right?! LOL breeding nerite snailsheres the link, towards the bottom is the experience of the one who did it Edited September 30, 2010 by vince0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Just noticed today that they hatched!!!! I stuck them in th salt water tank a couple weeks ago, and voila! i guess time will tell if they live! Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 Did you just drop the snails into the SW tank, or did you acclimate them over a course of time? Or, were you able to harvest the eggs and put them in the SW tank? Very cool!! :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 the snails laid the eggs on a small internal filter so i put the whole filter in the sw tank! i really, really hope they live and grow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince0 Posted October 30, 2010 Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 the snails laid the eggs on a small internal filter so i put the whole filter in the sw tank! i really, really hope they live and grow! thats awesome! Im glad that you got them to hatch! Can I call dibs on some of the babies once they grow? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted October 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2010 lol...Sure Vince! Cross your fingers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted October 31, 2010 Report Share Posted October 31, 2010 If there is such a thing as "second dibs" I'm calling it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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