C. orientalis eggs

[john]

It looks like my CO's have taken the plunge and started a family. I adopted them from another member a few weeks back and this is a species I have never kept. They are in a 20 gallon Tall tank with eight inches of water, a 2" gravel substrate, a few live plants, and a ramshorn snail that pulled a copperfield from one of the plants. I took a photo but it is not very clear. I'll post it in the next post. I d/l'd the care sheet a while back and have a local source of fresh brine as well as some other larval foods. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

John

 

[john]

Here are the eggs and a guilty looking dude hanging around<center><table border=1><tr><td>

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Dad ???
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[jennifer]

Are those the eggs, together in a clump on the leaf? I believe those are snail eggs, not firebelly newt eggs. A single snail can lay eggs, even without a mate.

If possible, please post photos here (using the Upload Attachment box under the text box), rather than giving links. Thanks!


(Message edited by jennewt on December 19, 2006)

 

[john]

I thought about the posibillity of snail eggs but these are too large to be snail eggs,I believe. Additionally, the ramshorn is too small to lay eggs. I could be wrong but he is only a few weeks old himself and I was under the impression that he/she was still too immature. Tincture of time will cure the debate.

BTW, I did use the upload box and I was under the impression it worked till I saw the links. Sorry bout that.

 

[TJ]

Sorry John, but IMHO those most definitely are not C. orientalis eggs, which are laid individually on leaves, not in clumps like that. Having said that, I'd be more than happy to be proved wrong