Someone said it'll cover my tank in more snails - are they a-sexual? I got the last plant a little over a week ago and I only see one snail, how does the breeding work? Time wise and such.
2007-02-03 14:41:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Sorry, guess I should have said a little more. Yes, some can reproduce asexually but many breed sexually and hold eggs inside the shell until ready to lay them. Gestation of the eggs varys from species to species and also varies depending on water temperature. It can be as short as 24 hours. There is really very little info on them in aquarium literature or on aquarium sites except ways to clean them out of your tanks.
2007-02-03 14:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People are using the term "asexual" wrong. Read this:
a·sex·u·al (-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.
No snails are asexual. Some snails are hermaphroditic, meaning they have the sexual organs of both genders. Some asexual organisms can fertilize themself, but no snails are capable of this. In order for snails to breed you have to have 2 snails. It is possible though to get a single snail that is carrying fertilized eggs, and that snail lays those eggs and soon you have a bunch of snails.
The only aquarium snails that are hermaphroditic are pond snails, common ramshorns, and malaysian trumpet snails. Remember, even with these snails, they still need a partner in order to reproduce.
NO SNAILS ARE ASEXUAL
^^^^just making sure people know that :)
2007-02-03 15:44:04 · answer #2 · answered by fish guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 09:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by gerking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They indeed are asexuel. They are one celled creatures and lay eggs that stick to the plants or the glass.
2007-02-03 14:46:34 · answer #4 · answered by DAGIM 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋