Can someone tell me what this is

newyorkmets15 · Mar 30, 2023

They’re like little white grains of rice. They move in the flow but very little. They’re attached together

HankstankXXL750 · Mar 30, 2023

Focus isn’t great when I try to enlarge so hard to see. Do you have anything in your tank that might have spawned?

newyorkmets15 · Mar 30, 2023

HankstankXXXL750 said:
Focus isn’t great when I try to enlarge so hard to see. Do you have anything in your tank that might have spawned?

Tried my best to get another pic. Phone keeps focusing on the glass. I have a variety of snails, few shrimp, pair of clowns. If it’s any of those I would imagine one of the snails. Look like eggs to you?

ISpeakForTheSeas · Mar 31, 2023

My first thought would be Cerith snails if you have any.

newyorkmets15 · Mar 31, 2023

ISpeakForTheSeas said:
My first thought would be Cerith snails if you have any.

I just added 10 cerith snails about 2 weeks ago and one of them was hanging out around there when I first noticed them so it seems like that’s what they are

vetteguy53081 · Mar 31, 2023

My cerith snails leave this all the time

newyorkmets15 · Mar 31, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
My cerith snails leave this all the time

Do they survive?

Goaway · Mar 31, 2023

newyorkmets15 said:
Do they survive?

They can. But filters kill them off and a lot of fish eat the hatchlings.

HankstankXXL750 · Mar 31, 2023

I thought cerith snail eggs looked like little white dots about 1/8-3/16”. At least that is what I was told when they suddenly appeared in my tank after getting ceriths.

Another question would be, what corals do you have? Any softies like Xenia or something that could be spreading.

vetteguy53081 · Mar 31, 2023

newyorkmets15 said:
Do they survive?

rarely if ever

newyorkmets15 · Mar 31, 2023

HankstankXXXL750 said:
I thought cerith snail eggs looked like little white dots about 1/8-3/16”. At least that is what I was told when they suddenly appeared in my tank after getting ceriths.

Another question would be, what corals do you have? Any softies like Xenia or something that could be spreading.

Only softies I have would be gsp and couple zoas. Everything else is lps

HankstankXXL750 · Mar 31, 2023

Ok, I would keep an eye on it. If it doesn’t expand and or gets eaten probably eggs. If it gets larger I would probably remove as it is t GSP or zoas.