Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 As you can see, there is a white dot on the sponger filter and the heater. I don’t know what this is. I have a nerite snail, a betta, 5 Pygmy corydoras, and some black bugs in the surface glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Hi, to me it looks similar to nerite snail eggs? If they are they won't hatch in freshwater as they require salt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Nerite eggs, most likely! Female nerites will lay eggs but they will never hatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 agree with the above. likely a nerite egg. wont hatch in fresh water, and they are hard little buggers, and stick well to a surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 What should I do if I want them to hatch? My betta tank is a freshwater.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Catfish_Lover_Jane said: What should I do if I want them to hatch? My betta tank is a freshwater.. Nerite snails are extremely difficult to breed. The eggs hatch in brackish water, then I've read around that you move them to marine water, then back to brackish... I have heard it's really hard to successfully feed the larval stage and most die quite early on even if the hatch is successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Many will likely point out that you can't because Nerites live in brackish water and only reproduce there. It is NOT unknown for them to be able to hatch in freshwater tanks but they are larva that we apparently have not figured out how to keep alive after a short period of time. It would have to be moved into a brackish environment but even then they are not likely to survive. So they say. Who knows, someone is always the first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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