BellaNova Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 (edited)  "Mystery" solved...some of the eggs the mystery snail laid must have fallen down into the water- the clutch is right above the plant on the lid 🤣  Been in the process of fishless cycling for about a month now. About 5 days ago I added another plant, hornwort. I rinsed it off several times and agitated any loose needles off before planting. In the process of planting a couple of the stems broke off and eventually settled down amongst the other plants. Where it settled is next to my pillow and has been in my line of sight since. This morning when i turned on the light I see these odd little eggs- they almost look like bladders on a bladderwort- but 100% sure they were not there the night before. They are not pond snails, and only other fauna in the tank is a single mystery snail and about 10 tadpoles.  Can anyone help me identify this? Google image search didnt help and i would hate to end up with some wild bug infestation if I let them hatch to solve the mystery.  Edit: OMG i flipped the lid to test parameters and the mystery snail....laid a huge cluster of eggs... could it be possible it laid a few on the plant before going above the waterline?? Added pic and pic of pond snail eggs as well. Edited July 20 by BellaNova Adding additional information and photos 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I remember the first time I saw mystery snail eggs submerged. I was so confused ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On the bright side, if you want to hatch snail eggs, it’s in a perfect spot. Also easy to remove 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaNova Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 (edited) On 7/22/2024 at 10:02 PM, Guppysnail said: I remember the first time I saw mystery snail eggs submerged. I was so confused ! I could NOT for the life of me figure it out. I spent a good hour scouring google and becoming more and more worried. I had to test parameters again and when I opened the lid I found the clutch 🤣 Edited July 23 by BellaNova 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellaNova Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 On 7/22/2024 at 10:45 PM, Tony s said: On the bright side, if you want to hatch snail eggs, it’s in a perfect spot. Also easy to remove 😀 I have rigged up a little net to catch them when they fall into the water. Hopefully I see it when it happens and can catch most of them before they find their way out. Im going to take them back the petstore after they hatch. I think most will end up being puffer fish snacks ☹ I cant have 100 snails in a small 10 gallon tank 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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