What is this white goo?

[latuttle]

Last night, after the MHs were off and I was walking by the tank, I saw a stream of goo coming out of the live rock. It stuck to the glass. Here it is.

It's not moving, but... what IS that?

Laura

 

[Gina]

That looks like snail eggs?
Your sure it was coming out of the LR?

 

[Cougra]

It does look like snail eggs but I've never heard of it coming out of the live rock like that.

 

[Boomer]

egg snails to me

 

[Woodstock]

It looks like Cerith snail eggs to me.

 

[latuttle]

Yes, it came out of the live rock like it was being squirted out of a syringe. The strands are thicker than a hair but thinner than a string of yarn.

I can't believe how many surprises my live rock has held in store for me... first mushrooms, then a slug, then a crab, now a syringe of unidentified white goo...

 

[iluvzigz]

prob. more suprizes to come
looks like a snail trail to me :smirk:

 

[latuttle]

I'm not sure I'm up to anymore surprises just now. I think it's time to get out the algae scraper.

 

[Gina]

I'd leave it and see if any of your fish pick on it.

 

[Witfull]

mystery spooge~see what can happen when you turn out the lights~

 

[sompa]

snail eggs

 

[mrsjow2be]

i have the same thing except it looks like they are almost embroidered to my live rock... my snails have been coupling up a lot so i hope that they are snail eggs!!

 

[LeslieH]

They are indeed eggs. It's rather a neat system of egg delivery. By putting the eggs in a floating mucus string the mollusc can stay safe inside it's crevice while the eggs get sent out for distribution.