how can i encourage my ramshorn snails to breed

erin · Member Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 81 Location: california

They are about and inch and a half tall fuul grown and i want them to breed.. how can i encourage this?

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

i dont think there is really a way to encourage, but as with most snails, they will, eventually breed and have alot of offspring.

erin · Member Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 81 Location: california

thanks!!! i sure do hope so!

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

no problem....good luck on the snail breeding.

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:

like grnlemonade said i don't think you need to encourage them most snail breed like no tomorrow but i belive in some cases you need a male and female

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

snails are hemaphrodites (with sex organs of both genders.)

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:52 am Post subject:

all of them ?

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

yes, i believe so, but im not 100% on that

tski22 · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 197

I think they are to... most time when you get a hitch hikeing snail ( like on your plants) you will end up with alot more than one. lol -tl

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3436

Applesnails (there is a ramshorn apple snail which it sounds like these might be) need a male & female to breed.

It's the common pond snails and little ramshorn snails(and probably some others) that are hermaphrodites and will breed like crazy.

-Chelle

erin · Member Joined: 24 Jun 2004 Posts: 81 Location: california

wow! thanks for all the info .....I just moved my ramshorns and my betta to a 10 gallon tank and this morning they were stuck together...i sure hope they were making babies LOL Surprised