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judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005	my large mystery snail looks like it has eggs to lay but since i dont ahve any room at the top of my tank it has never laid them should i leave some room so it can lay them and they dont rott inside it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Most snails prefer to lay eggs either in substrates or on plants- if you post a pic or a link we might be able to identify it and tell you its preferred method of laying. A few snails are also unable to successfully lay without insemination by another snail- not usually problematic because a lot of snails are hermaphroditic and it only takes more than one for things to be a success.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Applesnails lay eggs above the water line except a few species. They cannot lay eggs unless you drop the water at least 2" but more like 4" for the larger species. Also you need 2 snails and they have to be opposite gender or the eggs will not be fertile.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
judz Enthusiast Posts: 256 Kudos: 160 Votes: 5 Registered: 06-Jun-2005	i have two snails and it has layed eggs before but i dont have any room up top for it to lay them but my question is if they dont lay them and they have the eggs inside them will it cause a problem if they dont lay the eggs
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	It won't cause health problems but they will start trying to escape the tank. I heard one story of a snail that climbed out of the tank and over to a piece of wood furniture where it laid it's eggs and then somehow made it back into the tank. Most of the time though they don't make it back to the tank. I just found one today laying on the carpet behind the tank and last week one fell from the top of my 90g(4') onto the carpet and somehow lived. I put her back in and she started crawling around. If your tank isn't on carpet there's a good chance they'll crack their shells up.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:27


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