Weird stuff on my plants

fishbone · 04-04-2007, 08:55 PM

10g freshwater, inhabited by 11 ghost shrimp, 4 fancy guppies and 2 bamboo shrimp, a bunch of malaysian trumpet snails and 3 other kinds of snails. Today when I was cleaning the bottom I noticed 2 pockets of something that looks like white eggs. The pockets themselves are completely see-through, they look like mucus. Here's a not so good close-up, I circled them in yellow. Tank has been up and running for about 2 months now.
What the heck is this stuff?
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2382/1007415kc8.jpg

Fishboy93 · 04-04-2007, 08:56 PM

They're snail eggs....

fishbone · 04-04-2007, 09:06 PM

Oh, good, sorry for the newbish question, I thought it was some sort of parasite. Two of the 4 fancy guppies [all males] have started acting kinda funny as of late and I thought I might have an outbreak of something in the tank. Water tests fine and I suspect if anything was amiss, the snails would go first and then the shrimp.
Who's the culprit? Do MTS lay eggs? Can any ID the 2 snails in the below pics? Much appreciated
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3466/1007416cm0.jpg
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5958/1007418qk6.jpg

Fishboy93 · 04-04-2007, 09:28 PM

Could be either of the snail, those look like ramshorn but im not great with my snails...

Kageshi17 · 04-05-2007, 12:29 PM

Second pic is the culprit for the eggs. They are those tiny snails that come on live plants and I hate them! I mean...they are cute and tiny...but I heard they cause future problems and multiply until your tank cant handle them. I've been trying and trying to get them outta my tank, but they just keep coming back! They hide under my big rock and in my log. I was wondering if a Kuhli Loach would do the trick, but I think not. I'm not sure what they are called, but they suck!

**Damon** · 04-05-2007, 03:13 PM

Common "pond" snails. Reproduce rapidly and hard to eradicate. Most loaches will eat them but kuhlis aren't one of the most

fishbone · 04-05-2007, 05:08 PM

So it'd be a good idea to get rid of the sucker and eggs before it becomes a problem?

swordtailbreedr · 04-05-2007, 06:35 PM

i like pond snails....

fishbone · 04-05-2007, 06:37 PM

Well, I'm not affraid of MTS and my old man has a huge pond and has been asking me nicely to get him some snails

I assume those that say they hate pond snails also hate mts, right? Do pond snails eat plants? Mine have been fine so far. What kind of snail is the one in the first pic above?

swordtailbreedr · 04-05-2007, 07:09 PM

oh and mts are livebearer

fishbone · 04-25-2007, 02:50 PM

Topic revival time.
Snail eggs. Do they just ... hatch by themselves or do I need a pair to get things going? I seem to be going the OPPOSITE way of what everyone else is telling me. I want more snails. Especially MTS that I can acclimate to brackish.

04-04-2007, 08:55 PM	#1
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 414	Weird stuff on my plants 10g freshwater, inhabited by 11 ghost shrimp, 4 fancy guppies and 2 bamboo shrimp, a bunch of malaysian trumpet snails and 3 other kinds of snails. Today when I was cleaning the bottom I noticed 2 pockets of something that looks like white eggs. The pockets themselves are completely see-through, they look like mucus. Here's a not so good close-up, I circled them in yellow. Tank has been up and running for about 2 months now. What the heck is this stuff? http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2382/1007415kc8.jpg

04-04-2007, 08:56 PM	#2
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	They're snail eggs.... __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

04-04-2007, 09:28 PM	#4
Fishboy93 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Age: 15 Posts: 658	Could be either of the snail, those look like ramshorn but im not great with my snails... __________________ 29 Gallon Reef

04-05-2007, 12:29 PM	#5
Kageshi17 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Salem, Oregon Age: 20 Posts: 301	Second pic is the culprit for the eggs. They are those tiny snails that come on live plants and I hate them! I mean...they are cute and tiny...but I heard they cause future problems and multiply until your tank cant handle them. I've been trying and trying to get them outta my tank, but they just keep coming back! They hide under my big rock and in my log. I was wondering if a Kuhli Loach would do the trick, but I think not. I'm not sure what they are called, but they suck! __________________ 20g Tall: Live plants! 5 Female Betta 2 Rubber Lipped Plecos 30g Long: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time! 30g Hex: Soon to be gotten and cichlid tank time!

04-05-2007, 03:13 PM	#6
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04-04-2007, 09:06 PM	#3
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 414	Oh, good, sorry for the newbish question, I thought it was some sort of parasite. Two of the 4 fancy guppies [all males] have started acting kinda funny as of late and I thought I might have an outbreak of something in the tank. Water tests fine and I suspect if anything was amiss, the snails would go first and then the shrimp. Who's the culprit? Do MTS lay eggs? Can any ID the 2 snails in the below pics? Much appreciated http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3466/1007416cm0.jpg http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5958/1007418qk6.jpg

04-05-2007, 05:08 PM	#7
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 414	So it'd be a good idea to get rid of the sucker and eggs before it becomes a problem?

04-05-2007, 06:35 PM	#8
swordtailbreedr Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 400	i like pond snails....

04-05-2007, 06:37 PM	#9
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 414	Well, I'm not affraid of MTS and my old man has a huge pond and has been asking me nicely to get him some snails I assume those that say they hate pond snails also hate mts, right? Do pond snails eat plants? Mine have been fine so far. What kind of snail is the one in the first pic above?

04-05-2007, 07:09 PM	#10
swordtailbreedr Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 16 Posts: 400	oh and mts are livebearer

04-25-2007, 02:50 PM	#11
fishbone Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 414	Topic revival time. Snail eggs. Do they just ... hatch by themselves or do I need a pair to get things going? I seem to be going the OPPOSITE way of what everyone else is telling me. I want more snails. Especially MTS that I can acclimate to brackish.

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