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MitchellB
07/15/2004, 04:46 PM
I kept getting these egg masses on my back glass. I discovered a new mass last night.

Here they are

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mitchell.b/boardpics/eggs.jpg

And here is the happy parent laying them. One of my Nassarius

Just thought I would share.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mitchell.b/boardpics/laying.jpg
Splotto
07/16/2004, 07:09 AM
Great Pics!!!

Splotto
MitchellB
07/16/2004, 11:20 AM
Thanks Splotto
rshimek
07/17/2004, 10:30 AM
Hi,

Nice pics! [thanks].

Can you post an image showing the complete snail?
jbanks
07/18/2004, 08:57 AM
Thanks for the pix MItchellB. I have been noticing the same egg formations in my tank for months now and could not figure out what inhabitant they were from. Thanks to you, I now know that my Tongan Nassrius snails have been pretty busy :)
MitchellB
07/20/2004, 12:36 PM
Dr.Ron

Im only home here for a couple of days...I will try and get them out of the sandbed for pics before I head out again.

Cheers
rshimek
07/20/2004, 05:52 PM
Hi Mitchell,

[thanks]
MitchellB
07/20/2004, 07:24 PM
well here ya go.

I fed the tank and out of the sand they come

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mitchell.b/boardpics/snail1.jpg

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mitchell.b/boardpics/snail2.jpg
rshimek
07/21/2004, 07:53 AM
Hi,

[thanks].

There wasn't enough detail in the first image to confirm that the snails were a species of Nassarius, and I just wanted to be sure.
MitchellB
07/21/2004, 05:38 PM
So then, they are? correct. Anyway of raising these eggs?
rshimek
07/21/2004, 07:04 PM
Hi,

Yes, it is a Nassarius.

The eggs can be raised, but without a dedicated system to do it, it won't happen. You need to isolate the larvae, feed them, etc., and then provide them with an acceptable substrate to settle on, etc. Pretty labor intensive proposition. ;D
MitchellB
07/21/2004, 08:03 PM
natural fish food then...:p
NFed16
07/21/2004, 11:28 PM
I was just wondering, lately I've heard that nassarius are whelks and were predatory, but I have never had problems with them in the past. Are these snails a friend or foe?
rshimek
07/24/2004, 10:15 AM
Hi,

Nassarius is a genus of Buccinid whelks. However, they unlike other buccinids, they do not attack living healthy animals. They will attack wounded animals. Other than that they eat only carrion or meaty foods.