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Coralgurl 06-09-2013 06:04 PM

Eggs on glass?
 
Something is depositing eggs on the front glass of my tank, I suspect snails but not sure....they are tiny and white, the groupings are half moon shaped...

What are they?

mrhasan 06-09-2013 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl (Post 824474)
Something is depositing eggs on the front glass of my tank, I suspect snails but not sure....they are tiny and white, the groupings are half moon shaped...

What are they?

Like this? If so, then its nassarius snail egg. Nice buffet for the fishes :D

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps40b07a87.jpg

Coralgurl 06-09-2013 06:28 PM

No, the clustering is tight together.

denny_CC 06-09-2013 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl (Post 824484)
No, the clustering is tight together.

probably a stomatella snails

daniella3d 06-09-2013 08:38 PM

hey, that's kind of beautiful!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrhasan (Post 824478)
Like this? If so, then its nassarius snail egg. Nice buffet for the fishes :D

http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/...ps40b07a87.jpg


reeferious 06-09-2013 10:56 PM

patterns on glass
 
beautiful indeed whenever these patterns appear they brought to mind of hoar frost etchings on window panes.

HaZRaTTy 06-09-2013 11:12 PM

Curious how many eggs are there can you count them?




:lol: Just kidding, Looks like snail orgins!

mrhasan 06-10-2013 04:29 AM

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Originally Posted by daniella3d (Post 824521)
hey, that's kind of beautiful!

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Originally Posted by reeferious (Post 824541)
beautiful indeed whenever these patterns appear they brought to mind of hoar frost etchings on window panes.

I know! It amazes me how these tiny creatures can carry out such complex geometric shape with perfection.

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Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy (Post 824546)
Curious how many eggs are there can you count them?




:lol: Just kidding, Looks like snail orgins!

I have better things to do. Like water change ;) :razz::lol:

P.S. Sorry for the hijack Sheena :(

Coral Hoarder 06-13-2013 10:13 PM

if it looks like a clusterd worm its a turbo snail

Coralgurl 06-13-2013 10:17 PM

Well its definitely the snails....buggers are busy every night laying them...always in the same spot too....


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