Snail eggs? Shrimp tank.

[chuckstan217]

Hey guys. I started a new cherry shrimp tank and bought a play that had some snails in it that were pea sized and smaller i found what looked like a bunch of really tiny white eggs in a clear sack lookin thing. What was it and can snails lay eggs when they are pea sized and smaller?

 

[Fishfur]

Hey guys. I started a new cherry shrimp tank and bought a play that had some snails in it that were pea sized and smaller i found what looked like a bunch of really tiny white eggs in a clear sack lookin thing. What was it and can snails lay eggs when they are pea sized and smaller?

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Seeing a pic of the snails would help but you bet there are snails that are well able to reproduce when they are smaller than a pea - never mind pea sized.

It’s difficult to be certain but it looks like you might have bladder snails & ramshorns as well.

 

[chuckstan217]

Seeing a pic of the snails would help but you bet there are snails that are well able to reproduce when they are smaller than a pea - never mind pea sized.

It’s difficult to be certain but it looks like you might have bladder snails & ramshorns as well.

Are they bad for the shrimp tank? If so, how do I get rid of them?

 

[Fishfur]

Are they bad for the shrimp tank? If so, how do I get rid of them?

Snails won’t bother shrimp - but the kind that laid that clutch are hermaphroditic, so they can reproduce in large numbers quite quickly if there is enough food.

To get rid of them, for a start remove every snail you can see & every clutch of eggs you can find.

Keep hand picking & eventually they’ll be gone.

 

[chuckstan217]

Thanks for your help!