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	ramshorn snail breeding?
johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004	i recently purchased a ramshorn snail from walmart and was wondering how i can get them to reproduce? Do the produce a sexualy? Will the breed as frequent as reguler pond snails? Any information would help. thanks john
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	I'm pretty sure all aquatic snails are the same and reproduce asexually, but I could be wrong... haha, that's funny, you want more ramshorns, I want to get rid of all the gajillion snails I have!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	Ramshorn snails are very prolific, and will lay eggs pretty much all the time. They are hermaphroditic, and can 'breed' all by themselves. Pretty soon they will overrun a tank, so be prepared. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	i wish i could get some snails to breed in my tank for my dwarf puffers lol
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
whetu Mega Fish Posts: 900 Votes: 63 Registered: 31-Jan-2003	I bred ramshorns for a while and sold them back to my LFS. Quite a nice little earner. Also used them as food for my clown loaches. I always had more than one snail in the tank so I can't comment on asexual reproduction. I can, however, confirm that they reproduce prolifically and are very very hard to get rid of once they are established in the tank. Make sure you want them before you get started!:%)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28


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