Snail EGGS!?!?!?

[landmineyouth]

Hey guys. I've never owned snails before so please bear with me as I'm new to keeping them and know little about them.

I have a 30 gallon housing 3 gold inca snails and a school of neon tetra's, some corry cats, a ghost shrimp, a badis, and a trio of female bettas. They've (the snails) been in the tank a little over a month now.

Last night, I purchased a giant ramshorn snail (pictured below). This morning, I see what appears to be tiny eggs laid on and under the leaves of one of my live plants. Are these snail eggs? Could they have possibly just come from the new snail, or is it possible my others were breeding?

My second question is that if they ARE snail eggs, what can I do to ensure their
well being and sucessful hatching? Here are the pics..

http://www.cirial.com/upload/files/3/eggs.jpg

http://www.cirial.com/upload/files/3/eggs2.jpg

[gomezladdams]

I would put them in a separate container to hatch ,just in case the bettas decide to eat them

[Canadbis]

Those are exactly what my Rams horn snail eggs look like. I let them be and they do their thing. If you DONT want more snails then just reachin and pull them out. I remove 4-5 sacks a week. Usually leave one sack in.
Have been selling them here for $3 each when they are nickle size.

[landmineyouth]

See my knowledge of snails is limited, do I need to provide shells for these guys to grow into or what?

[Canadbis]

Do nothing but leave them alone!!
they are snails so thier shell will grow with them.
and they do grow fast

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

Just a little heads-up: According to my experience, ramshorn snails eat plants! I actually had to throw mine out because I wanted to maintain a planted tank...

HarleyK

[landmineyouth]

How long is incubation?

[ewurm]

Six months from now I can see the new thread: "How do I get rid of a snail infestation?" lol :ROFL:

[landmineyouth]

so true lol

[guppy]

How long is incubation?
12 to 40 days depending on species and temperature.

[T]

hey dont fishes eat snails? and if i get liek 20 snails and throw it in my tank u think theyll keep reproducing and my fishes can have a tasty meal from time to time or is that a bad idea.

[guppy]

Some fish eat snails, many loaches eat immature snails. If you get to many snails just pick out most of them and wipe up any egg masses you see.

[bentank1]

could be

[Casey Norris]

In my experience the real question is how to keep them from reproducing. As long as you leave them alone to do their own thing you should have enough snails to fill a million tanks. Just throw a piece of microwaved spinach (microwave it in a cup of water to make it easier for them to eat) in there once and awhile and they will do the rest of the work for you.

[ewurm]

could be

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