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goldie 06-01-2012 02:44 AM

my astrea snail had babies!
 
I just noticed a bunch of tiny astrea snails in my biocube 14. They are perfect tiny replicas, and are pretty cute. Is there anything I can do to help them grow up? They are in a tank with 2 clown and a CUC of hermits and various snails.

jtbadco 06-01-2012 04:15 AM

I would think the hermits will probably make short work of them. They are pretty slow and vulnerable when small.

Now I know very little about the numbers of offspring they have so it's possible some could survive.

If you want them to have the best chance you could transplant some to your sump or refugium, if you have?

reefgirl189 06-01-2012 01:34 PM

Agreed. Sump is where my babies do best. They get eaten by the hermits rather quickly in the DT.

goldie 06-01-2012 11:26 PM

It is a biocube so no sump or fuge...what if I put them in one of the back chambers? Would I have to throw some food in there for them?

goldie 07-05-2012 02:09 AM

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So, I am happy to say that the babies are growing up nicely and new ones seem to keep hatching. I guess at some point I will be selling some snails cheap. Here are some pics...


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