Snail reproduction

[the Dude6971]

Hello. I have a question about snails. I have 2 Mexican turbos and 1 Nessarius snail. I noticed a new little guy which I assume is a snail on a rock today. will my snails reproduce and have offspring? i mean something must have because i didn't add the little guy. I will try to get a picture if I find him again.

 

[bang guy]

Neither of those snails are likely to reproduce in an aquarium. It hitchhiked on something you've added to the tank and you are just now seeing it.

Or, you have misidentified the Nassarius Snail and it's actually a Ilyanassa.

 

[the Dude6971]

Neither of those snails are likely to reproduce in an aquarium. It hitchhiked on something you've added to the tank and you are just now seeing it.

Or, you have misidentified the Nassarius Snail and it's actually a Ilyanassa.

 

[the Dude6971]

Neither of those snails are likely to reproduce in an aquarium. It hitchhiked on something you've added to the tank and you are just now seeing it.

Or, you have misidentified the Nassarius Snail and it's actually a Ilyanassa.
If it is a llyanassa there is only 1 and I'm assuming it cant reproduce alone. my most recent addition was a false percula clownfish about 2 months ago. and it wasn't in the bag, assuming I could see it.

 

[bang guy]

Have you ever added live rock?

 

[the Dude6971]

Just when I first set it up. 6 months ago or so.

 

[bang guy]

If you can gt a good clear picture of the Snail that would help. My guess is that it hitchhiked in.

 

[the Dude6971]

I finally got a picture of the snail. He was quite a bit smaller two weeks ago.

 

[pegasus]

It's a Stomatella Varia snail. What I like to refer to as "snail on a half shell"... lol! Excellent addition to the tank! Congratulations!!!

 

[the Dude6971]

That is cool. Maybe he's been there all a long and i just didn't see him.

 

[pegasus]

That is cool. Maybe he's been there all a long and i just didn't see him.

They're nocturnal, so they're usually only out after the tank is dark. I used to have a couple of them, but haven' seen them lately...

 

[bang guy]

Luckily, Stomatella reproduce very well in our reef tanks.