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Post by kizno1 on Mon May 24, 2010 4:36 pm

How long do they take to hatch? ive got about 100 of them in a 30l tank.

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Post by crystal on Mon May 24, 2010 8:39 pm

Anything from 2 weeks onwards, but if they haven't hatched after 5-6 weeks then gently break the clutch open, if it was infertile it will be full of smelly gooey stuff. Sometimes the babies need a little extra help to break out of the casing.

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Post by kizno1 on Tue May 25, 2010 4:18 pm

What should i do just leave them where they are there about 3" out of the water.

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Post by crystal on Tue May 25, 2010 8:53 pm

Yeah don't move them, well you can incubate them yourself but i find it much easier to leave them to it. They are meant to stay out of the water, if they become submerged the babies inside will drown.

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Post by kizno1 on Wed May 26, 2010 4:18 pm

Ok thanks thumbup

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Post by kizno1 on Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:26 pm

would they ever eat their own eggs? because theres only 4 lest all the others have dissapeared.

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Post by flip on Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:14 pm

i have seen the babies eat a clutch that fell into the water, but i havent seen any adults eat them. course that doesnt mean they wont, i just have never caught them. what did/do the eggs look like?

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Post by kizno1 on Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:16 pm

they about3mm and have a yellow tint to them. but i cant see anythink inside them.

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Post by flip on Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:20 pm

yellow? what kind of apple snail are they? i only know of ones that lay pink, red, and green eggs scratch do they look like the pic in this post?
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Post by kizno1 on Sun Jun 06, 2010 1:44 pm

My apple snails are the yellow ones. the eggs where alot clearer than in the your pic. maby they wernt fertile?

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Post by flip on Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:51 pm

oh i thought you meant the eggs were yellow!!! haha, yeah fresh eggs are a lot more milky like the ones in that pic, they harden up and change color in about 24 hrs. the only way to tell if they are infertle is to see if they hatch.

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Post by kizno1 on Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:01 pm

There clear but have a yellow tint to them. I dont know how long they had been there when i first noticed them but they have been this colour since i first noticed them.

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Post by kizno1 on Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:45 pm

They have laid more eggs last night. when i first saw them they are the same colour as the vid you poste so does that mean they are fertile?

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Post by flip on Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:21 am

more than likely! they take 2-4 weeks to hatch and you may want to dispose of the new ones, there are a lot of babies in a clutch, i had one that gave me 184 little snails!!

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Post by kizno1 on Sat Jun 19, 2010 2:41 pm

This lot fell in when i was rescaping the tank. I had taken a load of stuff out put all the new stuff in and had manged not to touch them then i just moved the filter and knocked them in. Im not to bothered though because i saw the snails at it again a few days ago.

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Post by kizno1 on Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:21 pm

they have laid another load of eggs last night.

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Post by flip on Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:57 pm

yeah they will eat them, the babies really go for the egg casings after they hatch too, i always put the empty casing in the breeders net with them when they hatch. i had some hatch out this week, a lot of pink, some ivory, and one little purple!!

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Post by kizno1 on Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:08 pm

The to snails whereat it again today they never seem to stop. This lot of eggs are doing well so far. ones they hatch will they just eat the same as the adults? from when they hatch how long will they take untill they get to about 1" wen i can sell them.

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Post by flip on Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:00 pm

yes they eat the same things as the adults, just a lot less. as for how long it will take for them to grow to size, that depends. they grow faster the more room they are given. the ones that hatched is jan. were over crowded and have just been sold, well the ones that were big enough. once i got the 70 and transfered them they shot up. ask the shop you are selling them to how big they need to be because i have been selling them at around half an inch. when i asked them they wanted them at nickle size. in ideal conditions(2gal each and roughly 76F) they can be at inch size or very close in two months at most in my experience. i have one that hatched in april that is bigger than its parents already. it all just depends on the temp, tank size and the availibility of food!

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Post by kizno1 on Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:59 pm

Ok thanks. Ill ask them on friday because im going there anyway to sell my bn fry. The tank there in has no heater but for the last few weeks has been up at 28 so they should do alright in the summer time.

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