Snail egg identification?

[mastro81]

I bought some plants with hitchhikers.

Some are bladder snails, and I'm taking care of them with my true and tested technique. But today I found some white round dots, attached singularly to the glass and some to the plants.

They are not bladder snail eggs, nor mystery snail eggs. If I had to say, by size and color they look more like nerite snail eggs, but less opaque and with a less flattened shape. Also some have a "pointy" end.

In the tank I only have Neos, Mystery snails, Ember tetras and Pygmy Cory.


Any Idea?


Thank you for the help.

[m.j.gomez]

Hello, do you have corydoras?

[Autumnsky]

Yes - they look like kind of like Cory eggs...? Can you see any little fish growing in any of them?

[m.j.gomez]

Originally Posted by Autumnsky

Yes - they look like kind of like Cory eggs...? Can you see any little fish growing in any of them?

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03-26-2019, 07:58 AM	#5
mastro81 Aquarium Advice Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 9	LOL I was fearing a new and horribly hard to remove snail, and instead they are my cute Pygmy Cory? Woah!! How are the chances the will survive by themselves? Sadly they are in a point I cannot easily reach without moving everything. (and no, I cannot see anything inside) __________________

03-26-2019, 08:59 AM	#6
m.j.gomez Aquarium Advice Freak     Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Farmington, n.m. Posts: 353	Originally Posted by mastro81 LOL I was fearing a new and orribly hard to remove snail, and instead they are my cute Pigmy Cory? Woah!! How are the chances the will survive by themselves? Sadly they are in a point I cannot easily reach without moving everything. (and no, I cannot see anything inside) Sorry to say but chances of survival are slim to none if not moved to breeding net or box. A few may survive if tank heavily planted & established. Spawning of corys occurs during the rainy season. When runoff enters water they inhabit it drops temp by few degrees & this will trigger spawning. Simply do a few colder(5°+) water changes & they will spawn again if interested in breeding. Just have a plan or rm. for fry. Good luck! __________________

03-27-2019, 12:02 AM	#7
Autumnsky Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator     Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Northern Colorado, USA Posts: 16,657	Nice to know they they will breed for you whether you try and save these eggs now or not. __________________ New to FW fish? First tank in a long time or EVER??? Need some info on keeping fish? Start here - Aquarium Advice Article https://www.aquariumadvice.com/guide...ater-aquarium/ FW Favorites right now Clown Loaches, any shrimp - SW Vase Red Mangroves

[mastro81]

LOL I was fearing a new and horribly hard to remove snail, and instead they are my cute Pygmy Cory? Woah!!


How are the chances the will survive by themselves? Sadly they are in a point I cannot easily reach without moving everything.

(and no, I cannot see anything inside)

[m.j.gomez]

Originally Posted by mastro81

LOL I was fearing a new and orribly hard to remove snail, and instead they are my cute Pigmy Cory? Woah!!


How are the chances the will survive by themselves? Sadly they are in a point I cannot easily reach without moving everything.

(and no, I cannot see anything inside)

Sorry to say but chances of survival are slim to none if not moved to breeding net or box. A few may survive if tank heavily planted & established.
Spawning of corys occurs during the rainy season. When runoff enters water they inhabit it drops temp by few degrees & this will trigger spawning. Simply do a few colder(5°+) water changes & they will spawn again if interested in breeding. Just have a plan or rm. for fry. Good luck!

[Autumnsky]

Nice to know they they will breed for you whether you try and save these eggs now or not.