Astrea Snail help

jse08

Member
I have an astrea snail that was transplanted from my 10g to my 36g and today it wasnt moving so I figured it had died. I went to pull it out of the tank but when I looked really close I noticed that there were tons of tiny white creatures all over the glass. Could it be that the snail reproduced? I thought when they reproduced they excreted a long white line but I never saw that, just these TINY white critters.
Thoughts?
 

cranberry

Active Member
More than likely pods... iso or copepods. Astraea don't reproduce so that you would see it that way.
 

jse08

Member
Well that solves that. They are actually all over in the tank and sump. When I looked even more closely they are flat and white and have two antennae on the front and some seem to have a "tail" on the back.
 
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