What are these egg like things?

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 30, 2024

Hey everyone, happy Saturday.

As I was looking at my tank, I noticed these. (In the center of the picture)

All I have that I added to the tank, are 2 fish, a cleaner shrimp, some hermits, and obviously coral.

I believe whatever laid them came as a hitchhiker, and the only snails that I am aware of having in my tank are these:

I believe they are red-banded trochus...?

Anyways, anyone know what these eggs are? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I just wanted to add that they move in the current, and almost look to be in some sort of jelly substance.

Reefing_addiction · Mar 30, 2024

Snails lay eggs

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Mar 30, 2024

The snails look like collonistas. I don't know what you're asking about in the first pic.

fishguy242 · Mar 30, 2024

i see flatworm in 1st pic...

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Mar 30, 2024

fishguy242 said:
i see flatworm in 1st pic...

Saw that too but didn't think the OP would mistake it for eggs

Reefing_addiction · Mar 30, 2024

Frank found this

And this looks like an isopod

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 30, 2024

fishguy242 said:
i see flatworm in 1st pic...

Yikes... I didn't even see that. Thanks for pointing it out.

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 30, 2024

This is what I am asking about.

fishguy242 · Mar 30, 2024

WalkerLoves_TheOcean said:
This is what I am asking about.

need white light pic

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 30, 2024

fishguy242 said:
need white light pic

The lights are off now, and my phone is for some reason saying that my battery is too low to turn on the flashlight, even though it's at 10%, so I will get the pic when lights come on tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 31, 2024

The eggs were completely gone this morning, and on top of that my lights broke as well, so I guess this will be unresolved. Let's hope it wasn't anything bad.

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal · Mar 31, 2024

WalkerLoves_TheOcean said:
The eggs were completely gone this morning, and on top of that my lights broke as well, so I guess this will be unresolved. Let's hope it wasn't anything bad.

I'm sure it was just snail eggs -- you're going to see a lot of that, especially with nerites and ceriths, but others as well.

Sorry about the lights

WalkerLovesTheOcean · Mar 31, 2024

EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal said:
I'm sure it was just snail eggs -- you're going to see a lot of that, especially with nerites and ceriths, but others as well.

Sorry about the lights

Thanks. Luckily they were cheap 60 dollar lights.

I was in the process of upgrading them, so I have an AI prime, but with no way to mount it at the moment.