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06-26-2009, 04:06 AM
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Little Abalone
Does anyone know anything about abalone reproduction? I just found a tiny abalone in my tank. My large abalone was killed by Bob(my BTA) 2 months ago. I never had more than one abalone snail. Just curious on how this is possible
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06-26-2009, 05:21 AM
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Maybe it was a hitcher that you've never seen till now? Maybe it came in on a coral or snail as itty bitty? Would be awesome if the abalone had laid fertile eggs in your tank though....
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06-26-2009, 05:21 AM
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What you are seeing is probably a Stomatella snail, which looks very much like a miniature abalone, and a frequent hitchhiker in on live rock (a totally beneficial hitchhiker, and they will reproduce in our tanks. They are, however, easy pickings for a lot of other things, like fish and in particular shrimp and/or crabs).
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