Baby Cerith Snail Survival
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Topic: Baby Cerith Snail Survival
Posted By: Trevah
Subject: Baby Cerith Snail Survival
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 11:32am
| So lately my ceriths have been breeding like crazy and none of my fish have been eating the eggs....Anyhow I have atleast 200+ baby cerith snails (with shells) on my glass (which is good)...my question is what do i need to do to continue their survival...i havent been scraping my glass so that they have algae to eat and i add a bit of pickling lime occasionally to my water....anything else you guys can think of? |
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Posted By: Trevah
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 11:39am
heres a pic
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Posted By: SSpargur
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 2:32pm
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Mine breed also and I do nothing extra for the baby snails. They do fine and grow up with just what's in the tank. ------------- Sean Spargur West Valley, UT |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 3:31pm
They also like to cruise through the substrate but it may be that the small ones are preyed upon there. Hermits may also eat them, but I'm not sure. In time you will find a few smaller than adult Ceriths in the substrate that you know you didn't buy.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Weimers
Date Posted: July 31 2004 at 5:47pm
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Great picture! Thanks for posting it. I've got baby snails, but haven't seen the itty bitty ones that you captured in your photo. Thanks!! ------------- Renee and Damon Weimer Tankless in Hawaii |
Posted By: Jamison
Date Posted: August 02 2004 at 5:00pm
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I also have lots of baby Ceriths. By now, I have thousands. They are everywhere!!! If they grow up nicely, I'll be trading them to the LFS or you folks. Right now, they still seem very small. If anyone really wants some babies, I'd be happy to trade some now. ------------- Educate. Inspire. Conserve. http://[email protected] |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 03 2004 at 3:26pm
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Jamison, How's the algae? Perhaps the reason for so many baby Ceriths is the abundant algae?
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Posted By: Kull
Date Posted: August 03 2004 at 3:33pm
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Kill them Kill them all! Just kidding, do these things pull calcium out of the water? With so many in there does calcium tend to drop? Just wondering. ------------- "So this is what gives meaning to your life." -Unknown Daniel in Santaquin |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 03 2004 at 3:58pm
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Yes.
Probably not typically, but the snails survival is enhanced by making sure there is plenty of usable calcium in the water. It appears to me, from what I've seen, that Oolitic sand and the accompanying dust makes more calcium available to go into solution as organisms, including snails, use it. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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