snail eggs?!?!?!?!?!?!
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i dont want 5000 of them lol once there born and running around like mad how do i get them out of the tank so i can take them down to the lfs? or is it better to put them in an empty tank now so there easy to get out...
Most LFS won't take them until they are about nickel sized, which takes some time. If you are going to hatch them, I would recommend hatching them into a breeder trap so that you can move them easily to a grow out tank once they hit pea-sized. Keeping them in a breeder trap makesit easy for them to get food and for you tomaintain the tank. Please remember each clutch can produce anywhere from 50-200 snails, so before you hatch them confirm wiht your LFS they would want that many.
If you don't want a ton of them, hatch only part of one clutch and freeze the rest. After freezing overnight you can put them in the trash. Then you will only have a few snails and you're much more likely to find a LFS that will take them.
If those eggs are below the water line they won't hatch anyway--they've already been drowned. Mystery snail eggs need to stay above water to hatch.
they are on the lid 
so they are above the water ok so i have a spare 10G set up at home will that be big enough to let the eggs hatch? we only have one LFS here so they will take anything they can get the next closest one is about 12 hours drive away
so they are above the water ok so i have a spare 10G set up at home will that be big enough to let the eggs hatch? we only have one LFS here so they will take anything they can get the next closest one is about 12 hours drive away
Definitely check on this! Even if they're the only LFS in your area, they still have to be able to sell all those snails - potentially up to 400 snails for both clutches. So make sure they will want that many. That's a LOT of snails.