Tonga Nassarius Laying eggs?

[sunce_22]

This may seem like a silly Q, but can anyone confirm that those are 100% Nassarius snail eggs? I read on another forum that they appear in capsules with about 6-12 eggs in each capsule.

Could this nassarius be eating another snails eggs? It stayed in that position for about three hours after I took that photo, only left when I put some mysis shrimp into the tank.

Thanks

[Dolf]

I doubt that anybody will be able to give you a 100% guarantee. What other snails do you have in the tank? They are reminiscent of Cerith snail eggs- but really hard to tell. I thought that Nas. eggs were more of a single pack; but then I recalled this picture of an Nas. laying eggs- http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l5...segglaying.jpg so it would appear that I could be wrong. As eggs it is really hard to tell one snail from another... Being as you have a photo with the Nas in it I would put money on it being Nas eggs (not much $$, mind you...)

Good luck.

[sitandwatch]

I have seen about a dozen baby Nassarius in my tank and one that looks a little bit bigger then a baby, I have not seen any eggs though.

[sunce_22]

I think it definately is laying eggs, I only have one other snail - astrea, and I just caught another one doing the same thing on the front glass. Thanks alot!

[Key Equine]

I had seen my stomatella snails breeding about a month ago, both puffing cloudy mixtures into the water at the same time, I assume that they were breeding...
But now I am pretty sure I can see little babies with their little half shells out and about. I also have lots of little tiny white guys in there, not sure what type they are yet...
They are so cute when they're tiny!