Trochus snail grow out

Discussion in 'General Reef Discussion' started by huntindoc, Sep 11, 2018.

  1. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    My trochus snails have been spawning regularly for the last several months. See the video below (fast forward to about 1:06)



    No babies survive in the tank due to fish predation but lots of them make their way to the sump and hatch in the refugium. I harvested chaeto this week and had probably about 100 babies. I put them in one of my cycled QT tanks and I am going to attempt to grow them out.

    This is the tank I'm using. The little white dots are the babies.
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    For size perspective the little white dot above the "tail" of chaeto is a baby.
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    Same baby in close up.
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    If successful...free snails to all club members!
     
  2. Botheboss

    Botheboss Director-At Large

    Cool! I’ve got baby limpets everywhere
     
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  3. Me too
     
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  4. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    You guys are killing me. Outstanding!

    I thought limpets were hard to get to reproduce in aquaria? We definitely can trade some trochus for limpets! Now is someone could just figure out how to raise stomatella we would have it covered!
     
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