Over the last few weeks I have noticed an abundance of baby snails crawling their way around Surfquarium. Most times I see them on the glass, where it is hard to get good photos. Today, I managed to find at least two crawling around a piece of live-rock near the front of the tank. I've highlighted them on the photo above for easier viewing. I don't profess to know much about the mating and reproduction of gastropods, but I am inclined to believe that "summer" must be the season for these types of activities. I received word from some friends of mine who keeps a tank, and they have the same "problem" of many baby snails crawling around. I'm sure they have been there for weeks, if not months, but they are finally getting big enough where they are now conspicuous. From some simple counts I would estimate that there are about 12 - 20 little ones crawling around in Surfquarium right now. They range in size from about 1 mm diameter to the largest one which is already about 6 mm in diameter!!
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