Lvkas Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) Are these mystery snail eggs? I’ve googled images of mystery snail eggs and these don’t seem to match up. The tank has pearl gouramis, emerald corydoras, otocinclus, a rainbow shark, and a bristlenose. They’re also below the water line, I read that mystery snails lay their eggs above the waterline? Ty for any possible help. Edited August 21, 2022 by Lvkas Added extra information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Definitely not mystery snails. I'm no help with the other options though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Agreed, these are not mystery snail eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 It's from a mystery snail but it's not eggs... @Chick-In-Of-TheSea I'm amazed you didn't get this one!!! ITS POOP!! Mystery snail poop is very often mistaken for eggs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvkas Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Oh geez I come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever watched the snail poop before! Thanks for the help @Cinnebuns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 5:24 PM, Lvkas said: Oh geez I come to think of it I don’t think I’ve ever watched the snail poop before! Thanks for the help @Cinnebuns I was shocked the first time I saw it too. Not only do you not think about snail poop much but you really don't expect it to look like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 3:02 PM, Cinnebuns said: ITS POOP!! Well that's just terrifying. LOL. I don't think I ever saw the nerites with stuff like that. I am officially on team nerite and off team mystery snail 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 5:30 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Well that's just terrifying. LOL. I don't think I ever saw the nerites with stuff like that. I am officially on team nerite and off team mystery snail 😂 Lol that's completely fair. For the longest time I was anti snail and then for awhile I was anti any snail but nerites but nerites became a gateway drug for me lol. Nerites are def the snail I advise for people who don't like snails for many reasons including this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 5:02 PM, Cinnebuns said: It's from a mystery snail but it's not eggs... @Chick-In-Of-TheSea I'm amazed you didn't get this one!!! ITS POOP!! Mystery snail poop is very often mistaken for eggs. Did it eat rice crispies? Lol. I'm struggling with size in the photo. I can't make that remotely resemble anything I've seen my mysteries poop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 3:32 PM, Cinnebuns said: Lol that's completely fair. For the longest time I was anti snail and then for awhile I was anti any snail but nerites but nerites became a gateway drug for me lol. Nerites are def the snail I advise for people who don't like snails for many reasons including this one! Yeah. In a non wood tank, I don't mind nerites one bit. They are cool. I saw the photo this morning, was not expecting that result. LOL. oh whale.... I thought it was some crazy scuds or something at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) On 8/21/2022 at 6:02 PM, Katherine said: Did it eat rice crispies? Lol. I'm struggling with size in the photo. I can't make that remotely resemble anything I've seen my mysteries poop. I've def seen it come out of them like this but I've also seen it not as grainy. I think maybe sometimes the factor is they walk on it and squish it? Idk just an idea. I used to have a picture of some of it that fell onto my heater but it seems I deleted that pic. But I used to have photographic evidence lol On 8/21/2022 at 6:18 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Yeah. In a non wood tank, I don't mind nerites one bit. They are cool. I saw the photo this morning, was not expecting that result. LOL. oh whale.... I thought it was some crazy scuds or something at first. It's honestly a fairly common question in mystery snail groups on Facebook and people are always shocked. Edited August 21, 2022 by Cinnebuns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 6:34 PM, Cinnebuns said: I've def seen it come out of them like this but I've also seen it not as grainy. I think maybe sometimes the factor is they walk on it and squish it? I think the issue for me is that I can't really tell how big the bits are. They look huge in the photo. I've never taken really zoomed in photos of my snails' poop. And it doesn't usually end up stuck to the glass in my tank either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 6:50 PM, Katherine said: I think the issue for me is that I can't really tell how big the bits are. They look huge in the photo. I've never taken really zoomed in photos of my snails' poop. And it doesn't usually end up stuck to the glass in my tank either. That's fair. I can't speak for these specific photos but in my experience they aren't large bits. Maybe @Lvkas can speak to the scale of the pics and the particles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 My mystery snail poop is like dust. Like if you were to pinch sand between your fingers then drop that sand into the tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvkas Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/21/2022 at 7:52 PM, Cinnebuns said: That's fair. I can't speak for these specific photos but in my experience they aren't large bits. Maybe @Lvkas can speak to the scale of the pics and the particles. The cluster was about 2 inches from the rim of my 40g tank. The size of the entire cluster was about 5-10mm I’d say? It’s gone after a water change I did yesterday so I can’t exactly measure it but the roots behind it in the last photo are from salvinia for an added reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 My snails like to hang at the water line and “read the newspaper” leaving these lovely “gifts” 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) On 8/22/2022 at 11:12 AM, Guppysnail said: My snails like to hang at the water line and “read the newspaper” leaving these lovely “gifts” 🤣 What's funny is when my tetras start to do the feeding frenzy over it and then put the brakes on like, oh wait, nevermind. Abort! Abort! Edited August 22, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katherine Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 On 8/22/2022 at 10:20 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: What's funny is when my tetras start to do the feeding frenzy over it and then put the brakes on like, oh wait, nevermind. Abort! Abort! Haha! Mine do too. I've even seen several snails in the middle of eating turn around to eat their own poop as it comes out. 🤦 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvkas Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Okay I just watched my mystery snail poop directly in front of me while examining my tank and it seems clear that whatever I took a picture of for this post was not mystery snail poop 😶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) Their poo varies in size color and texture depending on what they have eaten. If it is a girl it will vary depending on where they are in their egg cycle or if a male has recently mated with them (last applies to boys attempting mating with boys as well). Edited August 23, 2022 by Guppysnail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvkas Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 12:12 PM, Guppysnail said: Their poo varies in size color and texture depending on what they have eaten. If it is a gurl it will vary depending on where they are in their egg cycle or if a male has recently mated with them (last applies to buys attempting mating with boys as well). Fascinating, I will have to keep that in mind. The poop I just watched was similar to BBS eggs in shape and size where the photo they must have been .5-1mm in diameter and tan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Orange and red bell peppers as well as carrots fed give you a Christmas tree ornamented tank 🤣 Here you go. Yesterday was tank scavenger day so smaller and less dense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 12:16 PM, Guppysnail said: Orange and red bell peppers as well as carrots fed give you a Christmas tree ornamented tank 🤣 Truth. Here’s some carrot snowflakes they left as gifts. Sand before: Sand after: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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