White Dots on Glass, Eggs?

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  1. DaDaAtlanta

    DaDaAtlanta Feather Star

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    I was out of town a couple days for a wedding and just got back to find these white bunches of Dots in a few different spots in my tank against the glass. I did get a CC from reefcleaners couple weeks ago but never seen these before. Can someone tell me what they might be? Snails eggs maybe? If so any idea what snail?
     

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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    I would say Narcissus eggs, but the pics are too large and blurry. But that would be my guess.
     
  4. cjones1344

    cjones1344 Plankton

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    I'm interested to see if anyone can answer this, as I have had the same white dots pop up basically overnight. One day I had a few on a piece of live rock and now I have them on the back glass and overflow. I have a pretty new tank and I just put in a CUC from reefcleaners the other day. I have had Nassarius eggs before and these don't look like they did, although maybe these are semi matured eggs.
     
  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Those are nerite snail eggs. They pop up overnight because they're mostly nocturnal.
     
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  6. bsutton

    bsutton Feather Duster

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    Agreed. K+ I have those on rocks and glass.

    Brian
     
  7. DaDaAtlanta

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    Ok, thats what I was thinking because those are the snails that spend most of their time on the glass and after adding them recently it makes sense. Any advice on care? Will they survive and hatch or what should I expect?
     
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  9. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Ahhh yes silly me, yes nerite, sorry. ::)
     
  10. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    They usually don't hatch, since they need more brackish water to do so.