Ramshorn

[pattyfurg]

And when the snails hatch... THE INVASION HAS BEGUN!!!

 

[siva]

haha I love ramshorns! Especially pink and blue ones. Pond snails are way worse IME.

 

[Niki]

is it really that bad?

I have 3 Ramshorn and I just spotted my fist batch of eggs....doesn't look like to many eggs 15-25....

 

[siva]

IME if you don't overfeed, they won't overpopulate. I've had pond snails run me over anyway, but ramshorns seem to be much more reasonable with their reproduction.

 

[Niki]

Good to know...

and to the OP: Do you plan on keeping the new guys?

 

[pattyfurg]

Yeah at first I was like "why arnt there any eggs..." but then D:
Lol yeah I think I'll keep them and sell them to the pet store or something for like, 5c lol
Theyre just normal red ones but I know one of my adult ramshorns had this really cool pattern on him do you think atleast 1 or 2 will have them?

 

[Niki]

oh thats awesome! I cant wait to see pics!

from what I have read (someone correct me if I am wrong) the ramshorn can asexually reproduce...and when they do the babies are clones of the parents...so I'd say your chances are pretty good that the babies will look like the adults

 

[siva]

The babies should look similar to the adult, yes. To get technical, they aren't asexual but they are hermaphroditic.

 

[pattyfurg]

Haha they look like little dots on the glass lol after work I will try to get a picture
I dont even know what asexual is lol

 

[pattyfurg]

Ugh 100% not giving them to my pet store D:
I cracked it at them because they had female bettas with goldfish -.-
What did they say...? "Oh it's ok, they're both freshwater"
-.-

 

[gabysapha]

Ugh 100% not giving them to my pet store D:
I cracked it at them because they had female bettas with goldfish -.-
What did they say...? "Oh it's ok, they're both freshwater"
-.-

*gasp*