ramhorn snail eggs??

cheungsta

cheungsta

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So i've been battling an infestation of those darn common snails (those darn pests that seem to travel with EVERYTHING.....:mad2: )...but I've also just added a couple red ramhorn snails (very cool looking), and well, here's my dilema...

i really want the red ramhorn snails to bread and lay eggs - I wouldn't mind having them around...however, I DO NOT want those other snails...soooo, is there any way for me to differentiate between snail eggs? I saw two small clutches last night (I just got back from being outta town), and promptly removed them, just in case they were those darn pest type.........

any help would be great....pics of ramhorn snail eggs / clutch would be fabulous
 
Hmm, well, ramshorn eggs are flat, clear jelly with lil eggs stuck on to leaves/walls/surfaces, and they're hard to get off... I don't know about pond snails.
 
I would just manually pick out all pond snails. I have found that my ramshorns outcompete the pond snails over time.
 
I agree; pond snails are poor competitors. Watch how much you feed the tank, pick out the pond snails you see, and the ramshorns will outcompete the pond snails.

The egg masses of the two look very similar. Pond snails egg masses are more blobby, and ramshorn's are flatter, but both are whitish tiny eggs embedded in clear jelly.
 
soobie said:
The egg masses of the two look very similar. Pond snails egg masses are more blobby, and ramshorn's are flatter, but both are whitish tiny eggs embedded in clear jelly.
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ditto...

I find the egg masses are easily removed with a fingernail. You can put the egg mass in a separate container and see what hatches...I've done this several times.
 
my ramshorn population seems to be growing very slowly so maybe the sizes of egg clutches are smaller for the ramshorns. i manually pick out any pond snails i see, not a big problem.
 
i actually witnessed one of my ramhorn snails laying eggs today...so I am SURE that those are gonna be ramhorn snails...lol. glad to hear that they will out compete the pond snails...i don't mind the ramhorns - they're actually quite cute
 
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