Stomatellas kicked into spawning by high currents

So this is annecdotal, but if anyone ever wants to intentionally propagate Stomatellas, this observation might be worth seeing (heck, I should be starting a breeding journal, but they self propagate remarkably easy).
 
This evening I added a new Vortech MP10 to the Ecoxotic Reef Tank, and kicked it into full blast for testing the alignment.  Then I played around with the wave timing a bit.  And then, with all this swirling current, I noticed all the Stomatellas in the tank started spawning - puffs of little golden brown eggs followed by what looked like sperm clouds in the background.
 
I should mention that a) it was also evening and b) the daylights were still fully on...I don't have this tank on a timer yet.  It certainly seems that the crazy currents were an environmental cue to spawn...could that relate to tides in some capacity?

as much as I'd like to rib you on the no pics thing...  This really would be a fun one to study!  I'll hit up Strathmanns book tomorrow and see if I can find a close match from a temparate climate for cross reference.
 
Bear in mind the copepod T. japonicus has the ability to hold it's eggs when it senses overpopulation in tidepools.  This helps with population control as it ensures that food sources are available for the nauplii.  As the tides come in and out many adults are washed out reducing population, the female then releases the eggs which hatch almost immediately.  It's not far fetched to think that this very same mechanism exists in gastropoda.  I've always found it to be one of the most interesting chain of studies.  I'll try and dig the references up if anyone is interested (you can probably google tigriopus japonicus holding eggs and find them quick tho).

Pelagically yours,
~J      

Very interesting and really makes total sense. If you want to get your eggs to be spread far and wide then wait till the current is strong enough to carry them away!
 

Chad Penney - MBI Council
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