20 Gallon Tank Mysterious mystery snail eggs

[coribirdie]

Hi all, I’ve had my mystery snail for about 4 months now and she’s just laid a clutch of eggs?? She’s the only mystery snail in the tank. Initially bought two but the other died within a week Quick google says they can’t reproduce asexually, so I’m wondering what gives? Haha. Bonus picture of Gwenyth being investigated by a cherry barb included.

 

[RedOnion]

Hi all, I’ve had my mystery snail for about 4 months now and she’s just laid a clutch of eggs?? She’s the only mystery snail in the tank. Initially bought two but the other died within a week Quick google says they can’t reproduce asexually, so I’m wondering what gives? Haha. Bonus picture of Gwenyth being investigated by a cherry barb included.

She most likely mated once before and she was able to lay the eggs now. She can store sperm from the one mating lay multiple egg sacs after that.

 

[phnx314]

Yep, female mystery snails can store sperm for several months before laying eggs.

 

[coribirdie]

I was wondering if they could do that. Turns out she can! Thanks. I’ll probably just leave the eggs there and if I get baby mysteries then I get baby mysteries she’s done it about twice over a week now

 

[ShinyMoose]

I just found my first clutch today, I’ve had mine since February, but until recently I’ve had 3 mystery snails in that tank. Last week I moved one to my bigger tank. My clutch is small like yours, how long did it take for them to hatch and did you leave them where they were laid?

I just found my first clutch today, I’ve had mine since February and they were small when I bought them. I’ve had 3 mystery snails in that tank until last week when I moved one to my bigger tank. I usually have the water line higher as well. My clutch is small like yours, how long did it take for them to hatch and did you leave them where they were laid?

 

[phnx314]

I just found my first clutch today, I’ve had mine since February, but until recently I’ve had 3 mystery snails in that tank. Last week I moved one to my bigger tank. My clutch is small like yours, how long did it take for them to hatch and did you leave them where they were laid?
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Mystery snail clutches take 3-4 weeks to hatch. If you want the best chance of them hatching I would wait about 48 hours, then gently move the clutch to an incubator (DIY or otherwise)
If it doesn’t matter to you, you can leave the clutch be