Mystery snails magically appearing...

[hcourts]

Seriously?!?! I had just gotten rid of all my mystery snails from the snail dancing that went on around Easter...just did some major rearranging in my 55g and low and behold purple babies cruising around!!! Really!!! Where did they come from?!?! I haven't seen any egg sacs and I keep my water line too high!! I only have big daddy and what I thought was a Michael (possibly Michelle now) in there...will my assassin snails eat these???

 

[Liz_H]

Were they maybe hiding in some decor?

 

[pcdebb]

what do they look like? got any pics? some snails dont need to "mate" to reproduce

 

[bettaowner]

Pcdebb is right. Some snails reproduce asexually meaning they don't need a mate.

 

[Liz_H]

Mystery snails need a male and a female to reproduce though.

 

[bettaowner]

That's why pictures would be needed.

 

[hcourts]

These are the new ones and these are the only two snails in there. They are daddy and what I thought was son..

 

[hcourts]

Will my assassin snails eat these as well???

 

[Autumnsky]

They were very nice snails too, but these look pretty, easy to find homes for...?! Since they look different maybe credit at the lfs?

 

[hcourts]

Thanks autumn!! I'm not sure. I may keep one or two.

 

[pcdebb]

Assassin snails are small

 

[hcourts]

Yes they are but these babies are smaller

 

[hcourts]

Plus my assassins take out mts' that are just as big as them!!

 

[pcdebb]

Yes they are but these babies are smaller

U got a point there

 

[jetajockey]

Mystery snails can store sperm like livebearers.

 

[hcourts]

Yeah but I know the one is a dude and I have never seen him ridin "Michael":/ oh well. Guess I will have more normally I would abort them once they lay eggs but I haven't seen any sacs!!!

 

[hcourts]

Well I found out where that wretched snail is laying her eggs...just aborted some...gonna move her to the 10g so she's easier to monitor...these snails are ridiculous...

 

[cyris69]

Send the sacs to me I raise and breed then for my snail only tank.