Eggs Help !!!

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  1. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Hi,
    My tank is 3 months old..

    I found some white eggs on a piece of live rock that's around 2 months old..
    I know the eggs were laid yesterday..??

    What I have in my tank......

    2 clown fish.. They maybe, 3 or 4 months old.. And they don't go near the eggs..
    A real big snail As big as a silver dollar.... But just one...
    3 Sand Shifting snails.. They stay under the sand most of the time, I have seen them clime up my live rock befor.. The lady at my LFS said they
    would have babys..
    When under the sand, they have a snorkle they stick up into the water.. 4 hermit crabs.. 2 cleaner shrimp, which I know they don't lay eggs.. I have watched her send out 100's of babys befor..
    And maybe some things I don't know about.. hitch hikers
    My guess is my sand shifting snails..??

    It had to be something large..
    The eggs are in a pile, about the size of a dime ( alittle less )..
    And 1/4 inch tall.. The eggs are around 1/10 th.. The size of a BB ..
    And solid white... I have pushed on them, they are spongie, not hard.........

    Sorry no picture, my camera want take good pictures of my tank....

    Thanks for any Info..

    Larry
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2008
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  3. geekdafied

    geekdafied 3reef Sponsor

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    How many eggs are there?
     
  4. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Eggs

    A guess would be from 50 to 100..

    Thanks, Larry
     
  5. ssgheislerswife

    ssgheislerswife Ritteri Anemone

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    My guess is snails. I've been told that the fish will eat the fry but mine are living all over my live rock.

    Gin
     
  6. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Thanks,
    I forgot that I also have Amphipods and Copepods.,.
    And now there looks like a copepod next to the eggs now..
    Or something, it's hard to see..

    These snails, when young...
    They craw up the front glass, look white with a forked tail like my Sand Shifters.. But with no shell..
    I've removed 5 in the last few weeks.. If they baby snails, I'll start keeping them..
    But they do look ALOT like baby FlatWorms...

    Thanks for ANY Info, Larry
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2008