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Will Female Nerite Lay Eggs Without a Male Present?


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All the sudden I have nerite snail eggs all over. The snails have been in there nearly a year without laying eggs that I have noticed. If I move the female to another tank will she continue to lay eggs without the male in the same tank? I'd like to determine who is who. 

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Yes the female will lay eggs without a male present.  I have a single nerite and have eggs all over.  The larvae will not hatch, or if they do, will not survive unless in brackish water though (so says the internet).  I recently tried scraping the eggs off of some driftwood, and while the actual eggs popped off pretty easily, it still left behind some marks that were difficult to remove.   

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