Astrea Snail Mass Spawning

[jesseb]

I had a mass spawning of the Astrea snails in my tank this evening. About 1 hr before lights out - all of the Astrea Snails started "smoking", and then for the hour lights were on - there were regular puffs of eggs. Quite the feast and quite the show - fish in the tank didn't know which way to go.

I got some pictures - which I'll post over the next couple of days.

 

[matts125]

watch your water quality now, I know that can some time cause spiked nitrates and amonia....

Matt

 

[jesseb]

yeah - it's pretty nasty at the moment. I'll do a 30 gal water change tomorrow and thursday... that should cover it....

 

[morgan]

ive had that happen to cool stuff and free coral feed if u hold a snail while its doing it it will stop and then if u give it a little bit of a turn u can make it eject more it was incredible funny when i did it althoug we were on the piss so....most things are funny but that particulary funny

 

[jesseb]

yeah - kinda of like watching coral bonking?

I decided not to be an active participant.. though I might have thought differently with a few more glasses under my belt :razz:

 

[scytale]

watch your water quality now, I know that can some time cause spiked nitrates and amonia....

Matt

Agreed. You may want to run a polishing fliter and/or carbon in the meantime.

(Found my little T.Crocea dead the morning after a mass mini-star spawing--it was the only tank fatality.... but still I becasue if I had addressed the water-quality that night, I might have saved him....):doubt:

 

[morgan]

its the weirdest interspecies erotica u can find lol

 

[returnofsid]

Does this make you an invert voyeur? lol.