Stomatella Breeding Actions

[bjohanson1234]

Does anybody know the way Stomatella breed? I think I saw one of them today releasing gamites into the water. It was standing on its back legs if it had legs and releasing little puffs of clouds into the water. I hope it is doing that since that is free food for my filter feeders. Wish I was able to get a picture but by the time I got back, It had finished doing what it had been doing and was racing back under the rockwork.

Brian

 

[reeffreak]

I believe so,I seen it with the ones in my tank.It could also be males releasing sperm possibly.

 

[Bifferwine]

Gametes = sperm and eggs. It could be one or the other. Either way, the inverts find it yummy!

 

[yote]

And to think we stick our hands in that water.