Where do baby snails come from?

[s14joe]

I was gazing at my tank today and noticed a baby snail. I'm not sure how it is in the tank. Is it from my other snails or what? Can someone tell me where they are coming from?

 

[michaeltx]

they can hitchhike on the LR try to get a good look at it and ID it there are some snails tat can come in on the rock that are bad news and will eat other snails. but some are very good so dont be to hasty about removing it.
Mike

 

[s14joe]

These snails are really, really small. I don't believe there is any way thay could threaten my 4 monster turbos. I hear you about the live rock theory cuz I have been buying some every week since starting my tank. They look like regular turbos but 100,000x's smaller.

 

[michaeltx]

probably so but size doesnt matter on some of these snails that are predators so keep an eye on the hitch hiker snails until you know for sure. here is a picture that bang guy posts.
if you see any half shelled snails they are good guys LOL
Mike

 

[stillfrodo]

Well you see it all starts out 2 snails love each other very much. They want to show that love to each other. So they go to the dark part of the tank and take each others shells off. Then the stork comes and they live happily ever after......

 

[hattrick58]

 

[s14joe]

 

[dburr]

It's not always two snails..... Some are asexual. LOL, I hope they still go to that "dark place" in the tank. LOL