White oval dots. What are they? (pictures)

[solpete]

What are the dots?

 

[wscttwolfe]

Do they move?

 

[solpete]

Do they move?

No they do not move as far as i have seen. I didnt study them during the night though.

 

[michaelis88]

looks like snails

 

[Surfnut]

More than likely they are a species of limpet. Unless you got very lucky and have a bunch of juvenile chiton's.

 

[DianaKay]

I'd guess tiny snails....You have a good number of them so why not get a pair of tweezers & a magnifying lens and take all the guess work out?

 

[solpete]

The problem is that My tank is about 1 meter tall and its not very easy to reach down without completely wetting myself or getting bitten by the fish. It could be snails, but I couldnt find any identical pictures on schroogle to confirm it.

 

[kyle4201]

Diana, you and your magnifying lens, lol. Im going to have to go to my storage and get 1 of my gun scopes, lolol.

but yes, im thinking snail.

 

[offshore357]

I'm going to go with snail eggs. Maybe Nerites.

 

[whippetguy]

+1^ they definitely look like nerite snail eggs to me.

 

[saltfan]

I have them to and they have been there for about 6 mo with no movement or hatching..

 

[solpete]

I have about 10 adult nerites.... So I guess its nerite eggs! Thanks for all the help

 

[solpete]

How long does it take for them to hatch?

 

[offshore357]

How long does it take for them to hatch?

No idea. I have always had hundreds of them and never seen anything come from it. If so, I would have thousands of Nerites . Not sure if they just dissolve or get woofed. I would guess that the environment in the tank is not suitable for raising them.

If you have interest in it i would think it could be done in a small tank (like a 2.5 - 5 gallon).

Good Luck! JOHN

 

[Oxylebius]

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