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seatrueblue
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 09:10 AM
Has anyone ever had these type of snails reproduce in their tank? I think they are baby margaritas and then other people say they aren't. Apparently this snail has both sexes. I have had this tank for over a year, and this adult margarita has been the only margarita in my 24 gallon since starting this tank. I haven't added anything to the 24g since I october of last year. I just started noticing these baby snails a couple of months ago. I hope they do well and end up being adults some day. I also have baby ceriths all over my tanks. I'm sure thats not shocking to some people since these snails are know to be really good at reproducing in captivity.
This is what the adult looked like before her/his shell got covered in coraline.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/nerite-snail-1.jpg
with coraline
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2030749.jpg
One of the babies..its so small It took a while to get these pictures. It is about the size of the tip of a pen.
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2030743.jpg
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb23/wicked_nacl_h2o/Picture2030748.jpg
There are several of these crawling on my glass :)
cool huh?:D

Pennies2Cents
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 11:18 AM
I have some babies that looked like that but they resemble my mexican turbos now that they are bigger..

rz1a
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 07:07 PM
i dont think they are the same snail. if you lok at the way it spirals and where it comes out of its different. ive got lots of those too, but they stay tiny. i forget what they call them. ive had margarita snails reproduce in my tank and have actually seen 1 baby, but im not sure whatever happened to it. it was starting to get bigger just like a margarita but it may have died?

rz1a
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 07:20 PM
could be collonista snail, sort of looks like a sundial snail but usually people dont ahev the sundials. but you might also have some margaritas. i know when i had two in my biocube one was spawning. the result was just 1 baby snail, and i ended finding it too right now on my back wall with the parent

tropicana
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 09:18 PM
Exactly what you have in the pic I have a ton of those and have for over a year. They dont get bigger.

Jonthefishguy
Tue, 8th Jul 2008, 09:23 PM
When did you take the first picture?

seatrueblue
Wed, 9th Jul 2008, 04:41 PM
I really don't remember when pictures were taken. I should keep time stamps with my pictures ..oh well..How could these snails not be related to the adult snail? The only thing I have done with this tank is take things out. Last time I added anything to this tank was two crabs that was back in october.The only other snails I have in there is one trochus and five ceriths.