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i have a big blob of what looks like reddish eggs at the top of my tank but im not sure. kinda stumped on what i should do with the blob

What are the fish in your tank?.
Do you have any Snails?.




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1 gold: 1 black mystery snail
5 neons
5 glowlights
5 harlequin rasbora
2 dwarf gouramis
2 dwarf frogs
1 villavo pleco

Mystery snail eggs. They lay red/pink colored eggs in clumps, and I think they even lay them above the waterline. That sound like your eggs?

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yep that would be them they are right at the top of my tank
is that a good thing they are laying eggs?

For sure that are happy.



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Is it a good thing? Depends. Do you want a bunch of baby snails? If so, then that is a good thing. Otherwise, get rid of the eggs. Your snails are going to be fairly prolific breeders, so don't be surprised to see more eggs in the future.

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i thought that its hard to breed mystry snails

It's very easy to breed mystery snails if you provide just a few things. A space to lay eggs above the water, plenty of food, and high enough ph and calcium to keep their shells from eroding. If you meet those requirements you will easily have several hundred snails in a short time.

so if its laying eggs my ph is too high

Ph is high enough for snails if it's above 7.0 and it's not until above 8.0 that I would worry about it being too high for fish.

how would i or how am i keeping lots of cal in the tank for them

The Ph comes from your water. If your really worried, you can test how high it is. Also, if you dont want baby snails, just scrape off the eggs

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Calcium is in all water unless it's been highly filtered like reverse osmosis or distilled water. Calcium makes up the buffer(kh) that keeps your ph from dropping too low and the general hardness of the water. Usually if your water is over neutral 7.0 ph and you don't have lots of snails there is plenty of calcium to keep their shells smooth and free of holes or weak spots. If you test your water for ph and gh it can help tell you how much calcium is in the water. You want at least 7.0 ph and around 5 gh or more should be enough. You probably don't need to do anything but you can give snails more calcium by feeding them things like kale, spinach, mustard greens, or leaf lettuce. There are also ways to add it to your water but there's no reason to mess with the water chemistry if your snails are happily laying and your fish are doing good.