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Old 08/04/2005, 02:39 PM
bllfish bllfish is offline
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Are these eggs? They are everywhere!

I noticed these things in and on my tank today. Can anyone identify them?

On the wall


Snails




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Old 08/04/2005, 02:45 PM
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I want to say they are not eggs, but some type of flat worm.. any other takers?
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Old 08/04/2005, 02:55 PM
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Thanks mille239.
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Old 08/04/2005, 02:59 PM
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They don't look like flat worms to me, that much is for sure. It is weird that they are mostly on snails though. None of the flat worms that I have ever had look like that, plus they are not that flat looking, they look more roundish. Not sure what they are, probably not snail eggs though.
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:00 PM
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I am certainly one to admit I've been wrong before so I hope someone els chimes in.. I'm quite curious myself.

Did they occur over night? over a couple days? any movement?
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:02 PM
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Snail eggs. Perhaps a nerite.
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:02 PM
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I have not noticed them before. I check my tank out every day but I could have missed them. They seem to be stationary. I have looked closer and found more on the live rock but none on any fish or coarls.
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:04 PM
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Snail eggs - if so does anyone need any snails.
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:11 PM
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Snail eggs. Perhaps a nerite.
Yup ...
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Old 08/04/2005, 03:14 PM
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let them hatch, they will be fine in there, and probably would die in transit if you tried to get rid of them. If they hatch and grow up it won't hurt to have a few extra snails, you could always trade them once they grew up.
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Old 08/04/2005, 04:40 PM
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I have the same things!! They are hard. I've never seen any baby snails in my tank though. I too am curious about them. I gave up on worrying about them.
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Old 08/04/2005, 04:45 PM
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Old 08/04/2005, 05:02 PM
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Snails are good, flat worms are bad. I will keep everyone posted.
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Old 08/04/2005, 05:33 PM
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Don't look like FW at all. Im thinking they are eggs of some type as I don't want to say they are snail or any other type of egg. But if you looks at some of the pic. you can see some shape that look like "hatched eggs" there is also one that only has the outter ring left (1 pic the bottom batch of "egg" on the top). There some some that look like emypty clear case also.
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Old 08/04/2005, 09:31 PM
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I thought it was very interesting to find this thread as I have in the past few days found the same thing in my tank and just haven't had the time or energy to take pics for clarification. I am real interested to see what these are. I am going to post the link in my club forum also since you were so nice to have taken pics.
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Old 08/04/2005, 09:34 PM
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they look like dope seeds.
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Old 08/04/2005, 11:57 PM
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Definitely snail eggs.
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Old 08/05/2005, 12:14 AM
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Snail eggs. Perhaps a nerite.
That's what I think too. My stupid Nerites layed their tomato seed looking eggs on my Astrea snails too

I don't believe any ever hatched though.
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Old 08/05/2005, 04:49 AM
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Thanks everyone.
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Old 08/05/2005, 06:21 AM
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nerite (or similar) snail eggs for sure... my nerites leave identical eggs EVERYWHERE as well.
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