strange white things

[Tener ds]

hi all,ive noticed some strange white things,like eggs, on my bog wood in my tank.the white things wern,t there yesterday.here are some pics:

only the bit on the left of the wood.

there is a group of around 6 in a line on some wood at the back of the tank,i can,t get a pic off that.
any ideas?
could thy be snail eggs of some sort?
i have 4 zebra,and some long pointy ones that live in the sand,can,t remember name,and some that look like pond snails.
7 neons,1 betta,L134 and L081.
and there not sand,thay won,t shift.

 

[Irene0100]

if they are stuck on the wood they sound like eggs, if they move on the wood they could be a louse or something.
the point snails in the sand are probably MTS and they dont lay eggs.
typical pond snails lay a cluster of tiny eggs in jelly, not single eggs.
can you get more pics, see if they change loction at all.

 

[Irene0100]

oh and if they are only onthe wood and not on leaves etc maybe a fungal growth on the wood?

 

[Tener ds]

Well I've just googled :zebra snail eggs: and the pics are the same that I have in my tank.it did say that they won't hatch cos ive got the wrong type off water etc.

 

[bigbird]

wow good one and great that you found out as well. So I presume no damage or other thing to do ? cheers jk :hi:

 

[FF MkII]

They are nerite snail eggs, they may hatch but the young wont survive in freshwater for long, they need brackish.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

They are nerite snail eggs,

I think they are as well.
cheers Darrel

 

[Tener ds]

well the nerite snail have been very very busy.must have at least 100 eggs all over the tank..:wb:
would perry L134 eat them?
well they have decorated her cave with them,sometimes it looks like shes grazing on them.

 

[FF MkII]

Not sure mate.

 

[Irene0100]

how interesting. guess you need to find something that likes snail eggs, maybe loach of some sort?

 

[Tener ds]

well ive been checkin the net and it seams that ghost shrimp would eat the eggs.thing is would the fish in the tank eat the shrimp,ive got:
1x L134
1X L081
7X neon tetras
1x betta
2x small ottos