Separations...

A friend suggested that I separate the males from the females, since I have two tanks and pretty much know what all the snails are by now.

Well, I did this... but accidentally left one female in the wrong tank. She had all three males on her tonight at once-- it seemed that they would tear her apart. I didn't want to interfere... but then I did after they fell off the aquarium wall into a pile. There was a problem though, she looked just like one of the males. When I got them apart I wasn't sure if I had the right snail. Five minutes after the new (possibly female) snail was in the female tank-- it turned out he was a he: he was already getting on (or, in, rather) a female! She was struggling, closing her shell and trying to grab on to a nearby leaf.

I had no idea they would be so dramatic!

I grabbed him and switched the two look-a-likes. Everyone seems to be leaving each other alone now. We have enough babies already! Someone came by and took 22 today. I still think I have over 50...