My turn!

[Brew12]

Ok, so I haven't added anything into my DT other than food in the last 4 months. A few days ago I found and killed my first apistasia. Had to have come in on a coral frag because I went with dry rock and sand.

So over the last day or two I have seen more and more of these showing up. I'm guessing/hoping they are snail eggs. Am I right?

Around 3 days ago I saw these little worm things. I doubt they can be worms since I have used Prazipro since I last added anything into the tank. Should I be afraid? Very afraid? Look harmless enough and tiny but still....

I finally pulled out the good camera but I lack a macro lens. Sorry!

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Hmmmmm. Worms I have no idea on, but the white seasame seed looking dots appear to be snail eggs in my opinion. I am in no way a professional at id so possibly take that assessment with a grain of salt. Lol. Still following along as creatures are fun, sometimes.

 

[Brew12]

Hmmmmm. Worms I have no idea on, but the white seasame seed looking dots appear to be snail eggs in my opinion. I am in no way a professional at id so possibly take that assessment with a grain of salt. Lol. Still following along as creatures are fun, sometimes.

I like grains of salt, I'll take plenty of them!

I was so good about using a QT from a fish perspective. I even added my CuC well before my first fish to starve out any ich or velvet. I was slow on my coral QT game and I'm guessing that is where the worms and apistasia came from. Finally got my frag tank up and running. Hopefully it wasn't too late.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

The seeds are nerite eggs. I wouldn't worry the little worm at all. They're probably little Dorvilleidae, if they move around the tank.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

I've had good luck with aiptaisia x and peppermint shrimp. Not a head of it left nor any plan to introduce again. Haha.

 

[Brew12]

The seeds are nerite eggs. I wouldn't worry the little worm at all. They're probably little Dorvilleidae, if they move around the tank.

Fantastic! The expert has spoken!

Will the nerites actually hatch? Or do they just lay eggs and then the eggs die?

 

[Lionfish Lair]

They are not viable. They have a planktonic veliger stage which makes our tanks unsuitable.

 

[4FordFamily]

Flame angel photobomb!

 

[Syntax1235]

I have nerites breeding like rabbits in my 125... they hatch and are about a little under a mm in size. I've got at least 200 2mm nerites and eggs everywhere. I don't see the little nerites until after the lights go out, they are everywhere then.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Syntax, perhaps put a picture up. They sound like tiny collonistas.

 

[jason_mazzy]

I have nerites breeding like rabbits in my 125... they hatch and are about a little under a mm in size. I've got at least 200 2mm nerites and eggs everywhere. I don't see the little nerites until after the lights go out, they are everywhere then.

Most likely colonista