Breeding. Unlike the majority of tank snails, Pomacea bridgesii aren’t hermaphrodite species and you’ll need a male and female snail for successful breeding. Mystery snails are gonochoristic, meaning a male and a female are necessary for reproduction. I am not sure of the age they start breeding. The breeding process of snails has some unique features when compared to other land animals. Mystery snails do not show any interest in any of the aquatic plants as a food source and can even starve if no other food is provided. Mystery snails eat algae on aquarium glass, sand, and rocks, which grows on it. i had jade, blue, ivory, and golden adult snails. These snails are thus a good choice for an aquarium. Mystery snails are fun snails to have but I have to be honest, because they have a very high bioload ( they poop a lot ) I would only recommend 1 per 5 gallons. The assassin snails are in their own aquarium bowl as are the ramshorn. Tam: I bought about 5 mystery snails, 3 chestnut snails, 3 rose colored ramshorn snails and 3 assassin snails. By setting up your tank with care, adding the snails to the tank properly, and providing general care, you can maintain healthy, happy mystery snails. Then I saw the male with another female and then another. To make things worse, those 100 snails in your aquarium are all using the bathroom creating even more nitrates! Mystery Snail Breeding. Or you can transfer to a larger growout tank. The best way to get such a couple of snails is to buy 3 snails right away, which almost guarantees that a male and female will be among them. If cared for correctly, mystery snails live an average of 2-3 years. Runts can develop if some siblings can hog all the food. Mystery snails (or pomacea diffusa) are common freshwater snails to breed and/or keep as pets. As it was mentioned above, they will need higher temperatures for breeding, but more food is very important too. lol). Snello is great first food for baby snails. Unlike other snail species, mystery snails aren’t hermaphrodites that reproduce asexually. Mystery snails are gonochoristic, which means there are male and female snails and you obviously will need both sexes for breeding. When you have both sexes in the tank, it … Beyond making sure you have both male and female snails in your tank, all you need to do to get your snails ready to breed is wait – you don’t need to alter the water conditions or tank in any way. It seems like every day there are 10 more than yesterday. If that wasn't bad enough, some snails eat plants. babies always ended up being those colours, and i never knew who was 'doing the deed' in the tank (with about 30 adult snails it was impossible to keep track! You'd be pushing it with 2 and the Betta. They may look easy to look after because of their appearance, but if the water quality deteriorates, then it will not be suitable for their health. when i was breeding mystery snails (briggs) i never ended up with a brown snail due to colour crossing the parents. The gender of your mystery snails should be vital to you if you wish to breed them because taking care of a mystery snail is not that easy. I have 3 clutches of eggs now. Reproduction of land snails is carried out under odd circumstances. You can release the baby mystery snails from the breeder box once they are big enough to not get eaten by any fish in the main tank. Meaning you need both a female and a male to breed this species of snail. With all these horrible things snails do, why is it that mystery snails can cost upwards of $3 in a store? My mystery snails started breeding about a week ago and it’s Nov 30th now. The age of sexual maturity is variable from 6 weeks to 5 years, depending on species of snail. You have way too many for that tank. Be sure to break it into little pieces so everyone can get some.