Snail Eggs

[AstonN24vantage]

so i've had snail eggs in my fish tank for a few weeks now and they haven't hatched. my sister's boyfriend's brother told m that they need to be in salt or brackish water to hatch. is this so?

 

[drobbyb]

That depends on the species of snail.

 

[AstonN24vantage]

i think its chinese apple, but not sure. its a round, brown snail. the spiral is very small if it even exists. the antenae don't show.

 

[Donya]

Apple snails (Ampullariids) usually lay large-ish calcareous egg clutches (Pomacea genus) with some speices laying gelatinous, submerged clutches (Marisa and Asolene). However, the common name of "chinese apple snail" usually refers to Viviparids, which are live-bearing species. There are some other common possibilities that you may want to search on to find a match:

Nerites - these lay small, white eggs that are only 1-2mm in length. These eggs may need to hatch with access to brackish or marine conditions depending on the species, as many live in brackish or near marine conditions in the wild. Many species also hatch as a free-swimming larval form rather than as small snails. Captive breeding is usually unsuccessful because of this.

Physids - eggs are submerged and in jelly-like blobs with lots of little dots inside.

Planorbids - eggs are submerged and usually in slightly leathery capsuls, but similar looking to those of Physids.