nerite snail eggs

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  1. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    Nerites are laying eggs all over the glass and the rocks.
    Any idea how to breed them? or will they just make it on their own in 34 gallon tank?
     
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  2. 2in10

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    They will not make it, they need brackish conditions to hatch.
     
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  3. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    Whats that mean
     
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    Brackish water is water that is a mix of seawater and freshwater.
     
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    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    could he make the water in a seprate container anr remove the eggs to try and hatch them?
     
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  6. Mkizla

    Mkizla Eyelash Blennie

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    yeah, could I do that? SInce its on glass, I think i can carefully scoop it or soethin
     
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  7. Anthos312

    Anthos312 Millepora

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    very interested about this also. My full size nerites are extremely hard to keep alive (they always fall on the sand and cant upright themselves). I would love to know a way to replenish the CuC by breeding these.
     
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  8. Caspian

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    Is there anything that will eat the snail eggs or am i stuck with scrapping them off? I know my freshwater form of the snail drop eggs and if left long enough they will harden to the glass which makes it a pain to get off and there is part that doesn't ever want to come off.
     
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  9. johnmaloney

    johnmaloney 3reef Sponsor

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    Not all species of nerites need brackish water to hatch. Some can't handle it either...I dont think most in the hobby fare too well in brackish except for maybe virgin nerites. They will hatch in time in SW, they go planktonic for awhile though, that is usually where the problem occurs.
     
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    problem?
     
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