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	What do snail eggs look like
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	I found some really small white round specs on one of my java fern leaves and I am wondering if it's snail eggs.
Posted 01-Feb-2010 16:01
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	they usually are grouped together and gelatinous looking with a speck of white or yellow for each developing snail. if you arent wanting snails i suggest you pick the clutch of eggs off gently and throw them in the trash. you can either take them off in the tank of out of the tank. but try not to flush them or put them down the sink as if the hatch they may be harmful to the ecosystem. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 01-Feb-2010 23:49
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	Hmm that's definitely not what the spots on my plant look like. The spots on my plants are round and in a row. I found them on two other leaves now also. I have 2 kuhli loaches, and 2 glow light tetras. Could it be one of those fish eggs?
Posted 02-Feb-2010 00:00
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Kuhli eggs are very pale green and a millimetre or two across. I'm pretty sure they aren't sticky. I expect the glow lites are egg scatterers, though I could be wrong, so that would be unlikely. Could it be part of the leaf iself? Any chance of a photo? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 02-Feb-2010 00:48
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	I don't have a camera. I don't think it's part of the leaf but I could be wrong. I looked at the plants again and there were more spots scattered on more leaves on top this time. Since I can't take a pic and have absolutely no clue what they are so I will wait and see. If it is eggs of some sort how long should it take for them to hatch if they are fertile?
Posted 02-Feb-2010 02:24
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Neither kuhlis nor glowlights lay adhesive eggs in rows. If they are eggs, they should hatch within a couple days to over a week, probably, but based on the description I doubt they are. Not sure what they would be. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 02-Feb-2010 03:18
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	if they were pest snails they would have hatched by now... have they? \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 07-Feb-2010 09:11
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	I don't know I went out of town Friday case my grandpa is expiring fast and he had never seen my kids before and I just got home last night. I will check them as soon as my eyes decide to wake up.
Posted 08-Feb-2010 13:21
AquaLogic Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 09-Feb-2010	What was the color of eggs?
Posted 11-Feb-2010 19:59
zeketaz Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 78 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-May-2009	They were white
Posted 17-Feb-2010 13:50


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