Breeding the colombian ramshorn snail
Lays transparent jelly egg clutches below the waterline on plants and glass (unlike Pomacea, which lays above water); females store sperm for months.
Step by step
Any two.
Any tank.
Warm water and food.
Jelly clutches of up to about 80 eggs that hatch in up to about 20 days depending on temperature; a female may lay about 1,700 eggs a year.
Young snails graze.
- Letting them escape
Male or female
Separate sexes, but males and females cannot reliably be told apart by eye.
Can I breed it in my tank?
- Good for a first breeding project.
Day-by-day plan
Typical for snails
- Day 0Egg clutch
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
- Day 14Hatching
Baby snails hatch in about 2–4 weeks. Too many? Feed less.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Simulator: guided
Clutches appear on glass, plants or above the waterline.
Simulator: try it yourself
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
- They spawned.
- Fry had nowhere to hide.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.