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possum Hobbyist Posts: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2004   | i have some ( i think) snail eggs on my fake plant & i need to clean it , but i can't take it out of the water to clean it cos of the snail eggs. so my question is how long do they take to hatch , as these ones have been here about a week , mayby 5 days thanks. PS i do want these to hatch. |
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| amico Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 138 Votes: 4 Registered: 05-Jan-2005   | if you got snail eggs there chances are you have them other places and if not the snail you have will lay them agian. question how many snails do u have right know and wat kind |
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| possum Hobbyist Posts: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2004 | i don't no what type , but there is one in this tank. it is a cold water species , but as i have others in another tank i put in a warm water tank. i'm not sure if this pic will work but it is the right SHAPE of the shell but not the xtra lines in it , it is also brown http://home.online.no/~krevne/images/Snail%20from%20Sweden%20Coastal%20water.jpg thanks |
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| amico Hobbyist Posts: 112 Kudos: 138 Votes: 4 Registered: 05-Jan-2005 | well its up to u leave the plant unti they hatch or clean the plant and hope it will lay eggs agin ( and it most lickly will) |
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GandB   Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 592 Votes: 68 Registered: 09-Dec-2003  | They are either pond snails or brown ramshorn snails. The shape in your picture is that of the malaysian trumpet snail, but they are livebearing snails. -Keith #2 http://www.ozarkgames.com |
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| possum Hobbyist Posts: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2004 | they must be pond snails cos i've seen the ramshorn and its definatly not them. how long would they take to hatch?????? thanks |
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fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | With the proper tempurature and water parameters the eggs should hatch in the next couple days. ==fish1 Last edited by fish1 at 15-Jan-2005 20:04 |
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| GandB Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 592 Votes: 68 Registered: 09-Dec-2003 | If you hsve live plants they will eat them, when they reach large numbers(which shouldn't take too long). -Keith #2 http://www.ozarkgames.com |
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