Apple Snail Eggs

[Amunet]

So, I noticed a couple of days ago, one of the apple snails we have has laid eggs above the water line.
How long does it take for them to hatch? How do I even know if they're fertile eggs? Right now, they're a light pink/peachy color, can't really tell if there is anything inside of them.
Could I safely move it to a different tank? If so, what should I do to protect it or whatever.

 

[helterskelter]

I'll leve them as they are. i belive it take around 2-3 weeks to hatch.

I've hatched them in the past but never tried to rear the small snails though.

 

[emma12321]

Hi,

www.applesnail.net has lots of good info. it is possible to move them to another tank if you think the baby snails will be eaten in the main tank.
The way i used to do it was to place the eggs on a piece of floating polystyrene and mist them with water every day, the baby snails then fall off the polysterene into the tank below once hatched.

Emma

 

[Amunet]

Ah ok, so fish will eat the snails maybe? I just wanted to move them b/c I didn't want the tank the eggs are in to be overrun heh.
I do have lazy fish though so there is still a possibilty that I'll still have a bunch of snails.. *shrugs* Oh well.
Thanks a bunch for the info

 

[dwilli36]

I moved mine to a small 5 gal hex with no fish in it until the snails get bigger. Which tank are they in ? Hopefully they are not in your betta tank. Bettas will eat them! The rasboras in your other tank wont, I have 5 red tail rasboras (blackline rasboras) and they did not bother them. not sure about your other fish .

 

[Amunet]

They're in the 28gallon.
I was thinking about moving them to the 10gal with the lone killifish.
He's in the tank now with some pond & trumpet snails. I'm not sure if he's been eating the baby snails or not though, but I'm guessing he has been since I haven't really seen any for a long time lol.