Eggmass on an ANEMONE??

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  1. aquanoob

    aquanoob Plankton

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    Hello everyone
    My tank is only about a month old, however I got most of mywater from an already cycled tank (along with a few peices of liverock) I have one bubble tip anemone, two false perculas, two fiji blue damsels, two large turbos, two large (don't remember the name) black snails and I'm sure I've got morethan a few hitchikers (a tiny baby brittle star, and a few VERY small snails of some sort, as well as a neat looking coral polyp of some kind which looks a little like aptasia [but isn't b/c it comes out of a sponge-like purple base])

    MY QUESTION IS:
    there is a very small circular egg mass ON ONE OF THE TENTICLES of my anemone! the mass looks like that of a nudibrach, but seems to be smaller. (to my knowledge I don't have a nudibrach) WHAT could have laid these?? would a snail be stung by the anemone? is there a snail species that lays eggs SO TINY???

    any help is appreciated! THANKS!
     
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  3. tigermike74

    tigermike74 Panda Puffer

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    Even with cycled water, your tank is way too young to house any type of livestock at this stage. It is the rest of the tank that needs to have the bacterial colonies that can support the life in your tanks, the sand, the rocks, the filtration equipment, even the tank walls. At one month, only one starter fish should be introduced to start the ammonia cycle.
    That said, keep an eye on the anemone, it can potentially devistate your tank to the floor if it dies. If those were actually eggs on the tentacles, the anemone would have it for a meal. It's hard to say what they really are without a picture. It would really help if you could get one up here. :)