Snail eggs?

[brode]

I have these white spots all over the back and sides of my tank, are they snail eggs?

 

[KrisReef]

Maybe, but snail eggs I believe are generally more clustered. The spread of your critters reminds me of

Spirorbid Worms?​

 

[brode]

That is what I thought at first but up close looks more like a styrofoam bead minus the shots I got from the front glass. When I scrape them off they float away.

 

[KrisReef]

Next guess is Pineapple sponges but eggs are not off the list yet

 

[brode]

Next guess, but I do have them in my sump and hidden in the rocks.

 

[brode]

I have been trying to figure it out for about 2 months and they always appear where the snails mostly hang out.

 

[Zach B]

I have nerite snail eggs constantly on the glass very similar but without the yellow

 

[brode]

The yellow is only visible because it’s on the front glass, you can’t see the yellow on the other panes. It could be the nerite snails though.

 

[Zach B]

I suppose I've never looked super close either, I clean my front and side panels often and the back is left untouched.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looking closer, it looks like developed eggs from Nerite snail. They tach best in cooler temps

 

[Zach B]

Looking closer, it looks like developed eggs from Nerite snail. They tach best in cooler temps

That's awesome!

 

[brode]

How cool, my tank runs at 78?

 

[Soren]

They look very much like nerite snail eggs to me. I used to have a few nerites in my 75g FOWLR that laid eggs like this sporadically all over the tank walls and rocks. I never observed baby snails to my knowledge, but each egg eventually broke open and disappeared over time.

I've also got a few nerites in a freshwater tank that lay eggs that look almost the same, including the yellow embryo.