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    robert81 Guest

    Default Mysterious White Eggs??

    A couple of days ago these white egg looking things appeared in my tank. Can any one help with identification? Are they good? bad? If bad, how do I get rid of them?

    Here are some pic..

    HELP!!

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    I get them all the time. Nothing to worry about. They may be "pod" or snail eggs. Either way, they do not last too long in my tank before something consumes them.

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    If they about the size of a sesame seed and have what looks like a very light yellow interior when looking at them on the glass, they are Nerite snail eggs. Its all good.
    Larry
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    "Heck, the water is clear, must be good"

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    Just make sure it doesn't look like this



    the sundial snail NOT REEF SAFE they will eat Zoas ;)

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    robert81 Guest

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    If they about the size of a sesame seed and have what looks like a very light yellow interior when looking at them on the glass
    EXACTLY!
    I just got some nerite snails about 3 weeks ago, I guess they have been busy :skeezy

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    robert81 Guest

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    Will they survive?

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    This is not one of the snails that many larva suvive in a smaller closed system usually. If your system was large enough with sump, refugium, rubble areas and freely flowing water column, they can survive. Odds are in favor of other species of snails successfully reproducing in your tank over these though.
    Larry
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    CEO, Biologist
    "Heck, the water is clear, must be good"

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    They do make good coral food though.
    Gary

    125 SPS, 75 gal. LPS/softie reef, 9 gal. Nano

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    robert81 Guest

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    They do make good coral food though
    cool

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