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Snail eggs?

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  • 27-01-2012 12:15pm
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    kylith
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    So, I have pond snails, I think. They must have teleported in. Or I guess, at a long shot, they could have stowed away on some cabomba. All the research I've done says they're a sign of overfeeding, so I've cut back on that.

    Last night I noticed some white dots on the driftwood. They don't look like the snail eggs I've seen online which are laid in clumps, but I don't know what else they could be. There are tetras and gouramis in the tank as well.
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    fungun
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    do they look like these?

    http://www.aquahobby.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=57708

    snail eggs would be my guess alright. I assume they arent fluffy at all like any fungus/bacteria etc from the driftwood?


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    kylith
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    Nerite eggs? I didn't think of that since they can't breed in reshwater, but that link says that they'll lay sterile eggs, so I can live with that. Phew. Now to try control the pond snails :)


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    Silverfish
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    Yup, nerite snails. Mine has coated the wood in stupid eggs, and they are stupid hard to get off.


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    Degsy
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    Anybodyt know where i'd get some snails for a pond? Looking to keep the algae on the liner down.


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