White creatures on glass

[ryan820]

There are these white, seemingly stationary, things on the glass in my aquarium. They do not move and appear to be stuck to the glass...meaning when I take a finger nail to them they sort of pop off. They are about the size of a head of a pin and appear to be multiplying, Without actually moving. They barely rise off the glass, meaning there isn't much of a bump that they make. I'm working on a pic but honestly, I can't get a good shot...too small. When looking at them from the bottom, it appears like they have a shell, but are again nearly flush to the glass, but you can see a change in color to what I believe would be their flesh in the center.

Any ideas?

 

[Wicked Color]

cerith snail eggs?

 

[dv3]

my first guess would be collinista snails but hard to tell with out pics

 

[SteveT]

my guess would either be snail eggs of some sort or hydroids if they look like this...

 

[ryan820]

Ok been doing some googling and I believe I have nerite snails...they're smallish, and very round and have interesting color patterns on their shells...anyway, someone described their eggs as white sesame seeds on the glass...that is exactly what they look like. I have what I believe are nerites and astreas but no other snails that I have knowingly out in my tank. Again these things don't move at all. So I'm assuming its some sort of egg.

Lemme try a pic...So sorry for the bad pic but this is the best my current camera phone could do...

They're the white dots in the very back...sesame seed size.

 

[dv3]

see if you notice more about an hour after lights out or before they come back on

 

[ryan820]

see if you notice more about an hour after lights out or before they come back on

The orginal ones I found have never moved. Are you expecting them to move or are you. Asking to know if they do move?

 

[dv3]

if they are collinstia snails you will see alot more after the lights go out

 

[robert.talarico]

I have these as well. The are a type of tube worm. They are harmless. If you're concerned sixlines will take care of them

 

[robert.talarico]

I remember now.. theyre called spirobid tube worms (spirosis sp) especially since they don't move. Like I said harmless filter feeders. They thrive in tanks with high amounts of nutrients. Also often a sign of an immature tank.

 

[ryan820]

I remember now.. theyre called spirobid tube worms (spirosis sp) especially since they don't move. Like I said harmless filter feeders. They thrive in tanks with high amounts of nutrients. Also often a sign of an immature tank.

Who you calling immature? !oD

I did have a nitrate spike the past few weeks...but the tank has nitrates 0 to 5 ppm for the past few days. The water doesn't smell badly any more... Well, it never smelled terrible but it did have a tank smell to it.

 

[robert.talarico]

Who you calling immature? !oD

I did have a nitrate spike the past few weeks...but the tank has nitrates 0 to 5 ppm for the past few days. The water doesn't smell badly any more... Well, it never smelled terrible but it did have a tank smell to it.

Well I'm assuming your tank is a nano correct? How often do you do water changes? I had a 10 gallon nano that I used to dose and overfeed. Didn't do very many water changes. That's when I got them. When I setup my cadlights 12g led I moved all my livestock as well as some of the spirobids into it and the worms died off. The best way to care for a nano imo is to get high quality reef salt. DO NOT dose with anything and do 15-25% water changes twice a week. I would just recommend doing more water changes

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[ryan820]

It's a 46 gallon mixed reef.

 

[Off The Deep End]

I dont think it is tube worms. [attachment=60088:name]

I think it looks more like this? [attachment=60090:name]

 

[robert.talarico]

Even still on the smaller side. The bigger the tank the more stable

 

[ryan820]

I dont think it is tube worms. View attachment 3009

I think it looks more like this? View attachment 3010 View attachment 3011

Looks like the last two pics but less algae !oD

 

[robert.talarico]

I dont think it is tube worms. View attachment 3009
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I think it looks more like this? View attachment 3010 View attachment 3011

Absolutely the spirobids. Hard to get off. Have to scratch off with your finger nail. The stay in one spot. Eventually they with grow little feather dusted looking things to filter feed.

 

[Off The Deep End]

LOL yup, i believe they are nerite snail eggs and i have hundreds of them! Deffinatly not a spirorbid, mine hatch.

 

[ryan820]

Saltwater tanks can be so freaky sometimes... Like a alien planet under those lights.

 

[robert.talarico]

Ryan leave one to grow and tell me if it does not grow a feather duster. Anyone have a wager?