Breeding / Other egg layers
Other egg layers · Very easy
Breeding the freshwater limpet
Lays eggs singly (about 0.6 mm across) and breeds very fast, with generation times under six weeks in the lab; a single snail can start a population.
Step by step
Pairing
Any.
Breeding tank
Any tank.
What starts it
Warm water.
Eggs and young
Single eggs about 0.6 mm in diameter.
Raising the fry
Tiny limpets.
Common mistakes
- None
Male or female
Cannot be sexed: it is a hermaphrodite, and populations studied appear to reproduce mainly by self-fertilization.
Can I breed it in my tank?
- Good for a first breeding project.
Day-by-day plan
Typical for other egg layers
- Day 0Spawning
See the species guide for the details.
A general guide for this breeding type. Days change with temperature and species.
Simulator: guided
Stage 1 of 1Spawning
See the species guide for the details.
Simulator: try it yourself
Set up a virtual breeding tank and see what would likely happen.
No spawning
- Without live or frozen food the parents aren't in breeding condition.
An educational estimate from the breeding rules, not a promise.