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Old 06-09-2013, 06:04 PM
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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...

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Old 06-09-2013, 06:20 PM
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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

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Old 06-09-2013, 06:28 PM
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No, the clustering is tight together.
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No, the clustering is tight together.
probably a stomatella snails
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Old 06-09-2013, 08:38 PM
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hey, that's kind of beautiful!

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

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beautiful indeed whenever these patterns appear they brought to mind of hoar frost etchings on window panes.
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Curious how many eggs are there can you count them?




Just kidding, Looks like snail orgins!
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Old 06-10-2013, 04:29 AM
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hey, that's kind of beautiful!
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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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Curious how many eggs are there can you count them?




Just kidding, Looks like snail orgins!
I have better things to do. Like water change

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if it looks like a clusterd worm its a turbo snail
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Old 06-13-2013, 10:17 PM
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Well its definitely the snails....buggers are busy every night laying them...always in the same spot too....
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