Yes, in one of those countless tanks that B has going, his female apple snail laid eggs today. In 10-14 days he should be the proud owner of baby snails (which he plans to feed to the pea puffers, which if you remember is in the PPP tank). If apple snails interest you, you can check them out here. B is pretty sure it was his Golden Apple Snail that laid the eggs. (he also has a breeding pair of Blue Mystery Snails - which are very similar).
On the above website, there is an embryology page - I'm thinking we should try to get an egg every fews days and check them out under the microscope. If we do, watch of an on-blog embryology class :)
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This is SOOO cool!! We want an embryology class! (can you hear us chanting "Embryology! Embryology! Embryology!"
Did you know that the snail kite feeds almost exclusively on apple snails?
Very cool project!!!
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