Please ID this thing growing on rock..

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  1. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    Anyone have any ideas? They keep spreading on the rocks and I worry about them crowding my coral... ImageUploadedByTapatalk1338175357.710346.jpg

    Thanks in advance!
     
    Pepperyfox, May 27, 2012
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  2. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Looks like snail eggs to me.:confused:
     
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  3. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    You are right! They are nerite eggs! My snails are taking over!! AHHH! Lol!
     
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  4. Seano Hermano

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    +1...just some harmless nerite snail eggs. ;)
     
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  5. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    I might start a snail business with all that's in my tank.
     
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  6. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    They probably won't ever hatch.
     
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  7. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    Hey, guess what guys! ...I'm starting that snail farm afterall! ImageUploadedByTapatalk1341323284.582006.jpg Here is my one of hundreds of baby nerites...
     
    Pepperyfox, Jul 3, 2012
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Pepperfox,

    Those appear to be Collonista snails.

    They do not get much bigger and eat film algae. Harmless and a sign of a healthy system.
     
    Corailline, Jul 3, 2012
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  9. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    Boo! I was excited. Lol. So how big do collinista snails get? I thought they stayed small?
     
    Pepperyfox, Jul 3, 2012
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  10. Pepperyfox

    Pepperyfox Skunk Shrimp

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    Duh, you already answered my question. :) I guess I just thought they would stay smaller than that.
     
    Pepperyfox, Jul 3, 2012
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