White specks at top of tank ?

[JennaSimpson]

I have strange white specks above my water line . Anyone know what these are ?

 

[JennaSimpson]

The mysterious specs

 

[dollabill420]

What's in the tank?

 

[JennaSimpson]

DG , betta, pleco, snail

 

[Mr. Limpet]

DG , betta, pleco, snail

What kind of snail? Can't see the pic clearly from the app, but could be snail eggs. Have you tired removing any of the spots? Could be hard water stains too.

 

[JennaSimpson]

Mystery snail I've had the snail for about a month now . The specks wipe off easily

 

[Mr. Limpet]

Mystery snail I've had the snail for about a month now . The specks wipe off easily

My mystery snails have never laid eggs, but I hear they set them above the water line.

 

[JennaSimpson]

Should I just wipe the specks off and call it a day?

 

[TotallyCoral]

Sounds good to me. Haha

 

[kaiofcanada]

Mystery snails lay very larger obvious clutches of eggs. They don't look like that. Those look like they could be eggs from ramshorn or pondsnails. You could leave them and see if they hatch although being out of the water wont help that, unless you top off your tank to submerge some of them to see.

 

[dollabill420]

What kind of snail? Can't see the pic clearly from the app, but could be snail eggs. Have you tired removing any of the spots? Could be hard water stains too.

That's what I was thinking lol

 

[Terrance]

Are those white spots moving?

My new born red cherry shrimps often resides at those kinds of places. I can see little red spots moving around above the water line on the glass of my tank.

 

[JennaSimpson]

No there not moving . I saw a very tiny snail that must have hitched a ride on a plant I bought . Could it be the culprit?

 

[Aqua315]

My mystery snails have never laid eggs, but I hear they set them above the water line.

Yeah I've had mystery snails that laid eggs before. They like it moist but not wet so they're usually found just above the water line. You need to be really vigilant to check for egg sacs if you don't want babies. I thought I was until I found baby snails in my tank. Then I later discovered my snail had somehow climbed up into my filter and laid eggs in there

 

[Terrance]

I found snail eggs on my hood a few times because there were moisture in those areas. Snails can go anywhere that is wet

 

[JennaSimpson]

I removed the specs , vacuumed and did a 30% wc while I was at it . Hopefully nothing else pops up .