Baby snails....
 

Observing my tank closely this morning I noticed that I have about 20 (what I could see) tiny baby snails. It is very difficult to identify it since it is so small. Shell looks like cerith, long cone shaped. I have about 15 ceriths and they produce eggs like crazy. You know, these ornaments you may find on your glass one morning wondering what kind of worm it is. The only other snails I ever introduced were nassarius and one queen conch.

Robert, I have about 500 baby cerith on my glass!! It's cute in the beginning, but now I need something that eats snails!!!

Sure they're cerith and not rice snails? I can't tell the two apart (not the 1/2" cerith that you can buy, but the smaller cerith snails that you sometimes see.)

PS. Hey Brad If you ever want to bag some up and send some my way I'll take 'em off your hands (as long as they're not rice/pyramids!!! :p )

Tony, they all grow up into adult ceriths. When I've flooded the cerith market locally, I'll start shipping! :D

that should be in about 10 years withour trak record for colecting snails :roll: :D

Steve

Steve, I told you. You want them, roll up the sleeves and go get them! :D

If they are in the bottom of the tank, I will come watch...... :lol: 8)

you just want to see my bare arms don't you :shock: :wink:

Steve

Ok next time I am bringing a bag :lol:

Steve

Robert,

The snails indicate that you have a healthy tank. If you find that your tank looks very bare (i.e. no algae) and the snail/conch looks hungry...then you can always feed them algae wafers.

Hope that helps.

- Victor.