Sombat
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Here is a screenshot of the Zebra Apple snail from Rachael O’Leary’s video on YouTube. Looks a lot like the two I purchased from PetSmart.
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Here is an updated photo of my breeder box with the added clutches. I still have a clutch in another tank that I am leaving where it was laid.
In the breeder box there appears to be some black cells. I’m hoping those are viable snail babies.
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On 6/12/2021 at 4:10 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:
Oh wow, didn't know about that, you have a picture of the potential egg layer? It's fun watching your little snail hatching thread, I hope you're able to get some babies!
Here is a picture of the two newer mystery snails I added to the 75 gallon community tank where I found the gelatinous eggs.
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Greetings everyone. I had an interesting discovery this morning. I was doing my normal routine of feeding my fish tanks and checked in on mystery snail clutches. After doing maintenance, I discovered some gelatinous looking eggs attached to some stem plants. At first I thought another snail egg clutch fell into the tank again but this was not solid like the previous clutches. I pulled it out of the water and almost threw it away. But I decided to place it on the styrofoam along with the existing clutches. I wish I had taken some pictures before I moved it out of the water. I decided to check out Rachael O’Leary’s YouTube videos and there it was… information on snails that lay eggs underwater. THE ZEBRA APPLE SNAIL. The last snail purchased was from PetSmart when I bought two ivory, and four black mystery snails. I’m wondering if somehow I got this zebra apple snail. I had never heard of them. At any rate I placed these eggs under water within the breeder box hoping they are still viable. I did take a photo of the gelatinous eggs now where I intend to let them be.
Let me know you thoughts.
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On 6/11/2021 at 5:47 PM, Guppysnail said:
Try leaving them be. Mystery Snails will scout your tank for the ideal spot with correct humidity some first time layers don’t get it right but after that they will. After they scout you can see them groom that location. The closer to 79-80 the quicker they hatch. The breaking them open is a breed for profit where the select few that cannot break out hurt the profit margin. Do nothing and you will have success. Mother Nature knows best. My niece is forever forgetting to check her lid and constantly has batches hatching from the ones I gave her.
Thank you for the feedback. I have tried leaving them be in the past. Unfortunately, past clutches fell in the water. My understanding is that the eggs will drown. So, for safety reasons I had move the clutches into and incubator. In future clutches I plan to leave them be. How long underwater could a clutch remain and survive?
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Observed another fresh clutch in the Fluval Flex 9 gallon where I keep a betta along with two black and two ivory mystery snails. I intend to leave it alone to hatch naturally provided it doesn’t fall into the water like the others did.
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I found brand a new clutch that had fallen into the tank in my 75 gallon. I removed from the water and placed it with the other clutches on the styrofoam. I further checked above the water line and discovered two more clutches. One was quite fresh and a little sticky. In fear of those also falling into the tank I went ahead and added to the styrofoam. I hope this increases my chances for mystery snail babies.
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I had intended to leave the clutches alone and allow them to hatch naturally but I accidentally knocked one clutch off and it fell to the substrate. I am thinking that is why there were no viable snail babies. The other clutches fell off on its own.
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Floating water lettuce? Do you have the dwarf water lettuce or standard size? I have the standard size ones in my patio pond with some goldfish. I was considering ordering the dwarf water lettuce for 75 gallon.
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I have four black, two ivory, two gold and two blue. The gold and blue I’ve had since February. So about four months. The four black and two ivory I’ve had only for about three weeks before I noticed the first clutch. The original four snails were in a 75 gallon community tank. After deciding that I wanted to breed mystery snails I purchased six more hoping that there will be so females in the mix. I placed all the snails into a 9 gallon Fluval Flex with a betta and lowered the water level a couple of inches. After a few weeks I noticed the first clutch. There was no clutches found in the 75 gallon.
This is where I have the remaining clutches. I’m hoping they will hatch on their own and fall right into the breeder box.
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Sadly, I have to agree with you about no viable snail babies. YouTube videos as well as Rachel O’Leary’s videos is where I got the idea of crumbling the clutches into the water. Fortunately, the snails laid multiple clutches weeks apart so I still have more chance. I have the remaining clutches on top of styrofoam floating within a breeder tank.
Thank you for your feedback.
Sombat
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Greetings everyone, I’m finally at the stage of hatching the clutches that were created on May 10th. I pulled the clutches from the incubator and carefully crumbled it into a specimen container using tank water. I’m concerned that perhaps I crumbled the clutches too soon. Looking at the results I am not seeing any snails. This is my first attempt to breed mystery snails, I’m concerned that this may a failure. Looking at the photo is it still possible there are viable snail babies?
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Thanks. I will do a water change then test again.
sombat
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I have not seen her eat.
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Water Parameters:
- pH 6.5
- Nitrates 50+
- Hardness 300+
- Nitrite 50+
- Ammonia 0
- KH/Buffer 0
- Water Temperature 79.0
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I’ve had this female betta for about 6 months in a 75 gallon community tank. All my other fish appear to be okay. For the past few day’s I’ve noticed the betta has been hanging around the bottom of the tank. It’s still alive but not really active. Any ideas on why she is behaving in this manner?
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Thank you all for your feedback.
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Hi Cory. Thanks for your reply. I just tested my tap water. It too looks very hard off the chart. I did water change in my tank about two weeks ago. I just received your test strips that I ordered today. Here’s the results of the tap water.
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If I am reading this correctly, the water hardness is off the charts. Is there a way to correct this?
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Yes, my other snails do go up to the water line. I’m assuming that they are looking for a place to lay their clutches.
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Thank you for the feedback. I feel much better that this is not uncommon.
Sombat
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I passed by my main tank and observed a mystery snail floating with the circulation of the water. The snail was as mostly inside the shell but a little on the outside. I have seen my snails sleep this way but never as they are floating around. I went to retrieve my phone for a photo but by the time I got back to the tank the snail was on the floor of the tank. Is this a symptom of illness or even death?
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Greetings everyone. It’s been about a week since my last post. My snails had placed a couple of clutches. But since that first observation I now have five clutches. Sadly I found a small portion of the first clutch had fallen into the tank water. My intention was to not interfere with the process but after learning that the snails would drown I couldn’t do nothing. I pulled the submerged clutch out and placed it on a dry paper towel and Tupperware container. During process of fetching the clutch I knocked another clutch off the side and it too fell into the tank water. I got both clutches out and onto the dry paper towel. I’m wondering if there was any damage done being fully submerged had killed all the baby snails. I learned how to make an incubator and now have them in the incubator floating in my main tank. What are the chances they survived? I still have several clutches above the water line in its original location.
Does any know if the snail babies could survive after being submerged?
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Greetings everyone. It’s been about a week since my last post. My snails had placed a couple of clutches. But since that first observation, I now have five clutches. Sadly I found a small portion of the first clutch had fallen into the tank water. My intention was to not interfere with the process but after learning that the snails would drown I couldn’t do nothing. I pulled the submerged clutch out and placed it on a dry paper towel and Tupperware container. During process of fetching the clutch I knocked another clutch off the side and it too fell into the tank water. I got both clutches out and onto the dry paper towel. I’m wondering if there was any damage done being fully submerged had killed all the baby snails. I learned how to make an incubator and now have them in the incubator floating in my main tank. What are the chances they survived? I still have several clutches above the water line in its original location.
Breeding Mystery Snails
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Very cool rainbow effects with the Buddha.
So far the only small snails I have seen are the pond snails which I usually remove as soon as I see them. I am a little hesitant now just in case a baby mystery snail is out and about. Here is a photo of one that I am almost certain that it’s a pond snail. What I am looking for is the point of the shell which is straight back where the mystery snail has its point off to the side. Please correct me if that is wrong.