eggs?

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  1. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    I have these little packets on my glass... they look like they have white eggs in them. Im kinda thinking they are copepod eggs but most of my copepods are about 200-400 micrometers long and the egg pouches are about 400 to 700 micrometers long. Obviously cant get a pic because of their small size
    Is it typical for copepod egg clusters to be larger, or are these things something else?
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    could be snail eggs Dingo?
    get a picture up and that will certainly help

    Steve
     
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    are these egg sacs all squiggly? kinda a physcadelic design? if so, more than likely snail eggs as steve said.
     
  5. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    no im almost positive they arent snail eggs. Had snail eggs before and they were much larger and had a blue hue to them...
    if they were snail eggs mine would have to be super busy then! there is about 30 packs per square foot of glass! hahaha

    these things are too small for my camera to focus on. You almost need a magnifying glass to see them...
     
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  6. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Do you have nassarius snails in your tank by any chance?
     
  7. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    yes i do have nassarius snails
     
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  9. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Do a Google image search for "nassarius snail eggs" and see if that's what you have.
     
  10. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    yes looks somewhat similar... but they are places that my nassarius dont go, even at night.
    and my turbo snails are eating them when they come across them, sound typical?
     
  11. Dingo

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    thank you for the help though