How the apple snail places its eggs

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here comes the egg out

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and see how carefully the snail moves the egg from the organ to the clutch of eggs

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and the egg is placed safely in the clutch
 
I'd taken pictures of my own 2 year old apple snail laying eggs before.lol I dunno if I still have them around though.
 
Chaitika;4312783; said:
Nice pics, but :barf:
lmao. that is pretty gross, but cool.
 
LMAO! Maybe I am the only one who actually find this fascinating.:D
 
Chaitika;4312783; said:
Nice pics, but :barf:
:D
tankboi;4312936; said:
Excellent photography! Makes me wonder how you set that up.
thank you
got lucky
and it also helps when they are breeding like mad, i think they breed more than rabbits
i have almost 6 clutches of eggs, and there are only 4 adult snails in that tank

Lupin;4312961; said:
I'd taken pictures of my own 2 year old apple snail laying eggs before.lol I dunno if I still have them around though.
post 'em up
and mine are still 1.5 years old

syddakyd;4313487; said:
lmao. that is pretty gross, but cool.
:D
Weylin;4313523; said:
Nice pics..but its a bit disgusting..
:D
Lupin;4313535; said:
LMAO! Maybe I am the only one who actually find this fascinating.:D
i was quite fascinated too
i mean i have seen them lay egg many times, but this up close and personal, for the first time :nilly:
 
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