unknown eggs

[smart]

i was doing a water change on one of my tanks today when i found loads of what look like tiny eggs, they are all out of the surface on leaves and the corners of the glass, i cant see they they are from any thing i keep as i only have rasboras, cherry shrimp, zebs, and tatia. we were thinking some form of insect? has anyone seen these before or got any ideas??

 

[macvsog23]

Snails

 

[smart]

Snails

thanks for the quick reply, any ideas what type, there are loads of mts but i know they are live bearers, i had nerite snails breeding but their eggs are laid in the water and randomly placed, i've seen the odd pond snail

 

[macvsog23]

to me they look like apple snails eggs but the snails are big?


are they white like in the photo?

 

[smart]

never had apple snails, they are bright white and hard to the touch and easily come away from the leaves

 

[foti]

firstly nice photo !
but these are not snail eggs as snail eggs tend to be in a jelly sack!
kind stuck together

are any of your fish egg layers?

 

[FF MkII]

firstly nice photo !
but these are not snail eggs as snail eggs tend to be in a jelly sack!
kind stuck together

are any of your fish egg layers?

Nerite snails dont

 

[JoePlec]

Nerite snail eggs laid amazingly well.

 

[FF MkII]

Nope, they are not nerites. These were found out of the water and nerites lay their eggs one at a time underwater

 

[Tener ds]

has the tank got a lid?,or open?
if open it might be some sort of insect eggs.

 

[smart]

has the tank got a lid?,or open?
if open it might be some sort of insect eggs.

it does have a lid but there are the corners gaps for filters pipes and cables, plus it is near a window, so that is why i was thinking an insect of sorts :dk:

either way i think i will have to remove them as they dont sound like something i'm going to want to keep, i have enough problems with the mts's :lol:

 

[GrubbyGirl]

put them in a fry saver and see what you get.

 

[Big-B]

:yes:

put them in a fry saver and see what you get.

:yes:


It would be cool to see what happens, but they look like snail eggs to me.

 

[Irene0100]

if out of water i would think snail too, maybe your snails are not id correctly? you do not say how big the eggs are. they are not apple snails as these usually are slightly pink and look more like pale rasberry, as in clumpy. can you photo the snails?

 

[smart]

the eggs are tiny, way to small for nerite eggs, plus my nerites have been breeding already, so i can eliminate them, i dont think i can get rid of all the eggs anyway, as i opened up my filter and they have been sucked into there too, i'm a little worried i'll get infested by something undesirable. i will let you all know if something comes of it

also the eggs dont seem 'stuck' on the leaf stems, if water splashes them they just come away and float round the tank

 

[FF MkII]

God knows matey. What you dont want it to be is a dragon or damselfly

 

[Hypanheaven]

my apple snails lay the exact eggs!!!! i have some right now im looking at them comparing and there exactly the same

 

[FF MkII]

my apple snails lay the exact eggs!!!! i have some right now im looking at them comparing and there exactly the same

There are no apple snails in the tank and the eggs are tiny.