How hard is it to breed Margarita snails?

[Trav86]

This was my first saltwater tank and I only bought 2 margarita snails along with the other snails for my cleanup crew. I read that snail eggs rarely hatch and if they do they rarely survive. However I count 8 little margarita snails some about the size of peas now. It's funny, I've been neglecting the tank and most of the other snails (ceriths) have gone missing. I'm hoping I can save these little guys for my new tank.

[johnmaloney]

share some pics or something

[sublunary]

I've never heard of any one breeding margaritas, but I've never really looked into it. I have two and they've never laid eggs. They're also a temperate species and don't live as long in our warm tanks, so breeding is even more unlikely.

 

Are you sure the pea-sized snails you have aren't collonistas or something similar that came in on your rock? Pics would help.

[Trav86]

I've never heard of any one breeding margaritas, but I've never really looked into it. I have two and they've never laid eggs. They're also a temperate species and don't live as long in our warm tanks, so breeding is even more unlikely.

 

Are you sure the pea-sized snails you have aren't collonistas or something similar that came in on your rock? Pics would help.

 

These didn't show up until 5 months after I set the tank up. I can take pictures tomorrow morning. I starred at them for a long time. They look just like the Margarita. I'd be surprised of they were from the rock. I only had a couple lbs from a lfs and there wasn't much life on them at all.

[Trav86]

 

Tried to get better pictures but running out of time this morning.