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Snails breeding during cycle period?

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:21 pm
by side19
i just looked in my tank and noticed there a dozens of baby snails crawling around my tank. the tank is still cycling so the water is less than ideal yet the snails are thriving to the point that they are breeding. i thought they would need much better water to do so. does this mean once the water is ideal and the tank fully cycled i'll be having them breed even more? if so i'm excited i might not need to go out and get more snails every week! haha. just felt like sharing that the snails were doing well despite the tank cycling, it was quite a shock to me.

Re: Snails breeding during cycle period?

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:52 pm
by Pufferpunk
I had a pair of knight gobies spawning in a crashed system, with ammonia >8 & nitrite >5!

Re: Snails breeding during cycle period?

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:07 pm
by side19
wow, its weird how bad water can sometimes trigger spawning.

Re: Snails breeding during cycle period?

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:11 pm
by cuteyiddlepuff
I have barely any snails left, I'm a snail breeding failure! I had to go to Petco and beg for some. I am trying Ramshorn snails now. The tank has a heater, filter, java moss, fish flakes, and a vacation feeder.