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RedEyeElf
01/07/2007, 06:16 PM
My Nesarius (sp?) snails have been laying eggs every week for atleast 5 months now. I have tons of micro-baby's crawling about, and then they get to about the size of a small pea and never get any larger. On top of that, they don't look like Nesarius snails, but I'm POSSITIVE those are the snails laying the eggs. Any thoughts?

SpektralerSpeer
01/08/2007, 03:26 PM
Hello,

what do you mean they don't get any larger? Do they just die!?

Paul

graveyardworm
01/08/2007, 07:34 PM
Quite possible what you have are columbellids. Nassarius dont have much of a success rate breeding in captivity due to an extended planktonic stage of the young. Where do your snails hang out?

Here's a pic of one of my columbellids.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f326/graveyardworm/Snailonhalodule12-17-06.jpg

A shot of some eggs getting ready to hatch.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f326/graveyardworm/snaileggs19days.jpg