Ramshorn snail eggs?

Question

I found 2 ramshorn egg sacks in one of my tropical tanks. One is stuck to the tank and one is on the bottom of a small bridge. I want to make sure some babies survive but the tank has tetras and a betta in it. Can I move the bridge to a safer tank? I have a 5 gallon tank with fry in it, or a I have a 1 gallon tank that is not in use. Which would be best? If I put them in the 1 gallon do they need a filter before they hatch? Any info would be great as this is the first time any of my snails have laid eggs. ( I only have one snail in each tank, but this particular snail is new, I've only had it a week Thanks!

Answer 1

your betta will not touch it, your tetras will not touch it. The eggs will be more than fine where they are. You will soon have lots of little baby snails. If you are wanting to grow your snails out to be healthy and beautiful, you might want to save your egg shells when you make eggs - if you rinse the stuff out of them, you can use the crushed egg shells in a small bag made of old nylons and put them in the filter - they will slowly dissolve into the water to give the snails the calcium they need to build their shells.

- They SHOULDN'T eat the snails - this is no guarantee, of course. The only one you'd really have to be worried about is the betta - but most of my bettas have been too lazy to eat snails. lol...  If you're really concerned you can wait until they're a little bigger, but to be honest, I don't think you'll have a problem.

Be aware, though, that depending on the size of your tank, you might want some of those baby snails to get eaten. each ramshorn egg sac will carry at least 20 more snails.

A lot of people like ramshorns and pond snails because their dwarf puffers eat them for food, and they reproduce so fast.

But that's my experience - your mileage may vary. Good luck!