Possible eggs?!?! Help please

[EPGeiger310]

So I was doing a weekly water change today and decided to move some rocks and wood around. While doing this I notice a white substance on my lava rock and driftwood...anyone seen this before? Current stocking is 1 Oscar, 4 jack Dempsey, 1 pike and a common pleco.

 

[MrsE88]

Do you have any nitrite snails?

 

[EPGeiger310]

Do you have any nitrite snails?

I did but I thought they were eaten.

 

[Jexnell]

Those are Nerite snail eggs. I got them everywhere as well.

Edit: Don't worry they can't hatch, have to be in salt water to hatch so they can't overwhelm your tank like some snails can.

 

[EPGeiger310]

Those are Nerite snail eggs. I got them everywhere as well.View attachment 1360427

Ah okay that’s good then, I didn’t think they’d multiply so quickly. I only bought a few snails

 

[Jexnell]

Cool, so do they hatch on they’re own? Or do I need to do something for them. I have a puffer in a separate tank that could use them.

I did an edit don't know if you saw it. The Nerite snail eggs won't hatch in freshwater, that the good thing they can overwhelm your tank.

 

[MrsE88]

Jexnell Covered it. Nerite eggs and they can’t hatch in freshwater. So at most you are just left with irritating hard eggs everywhere. Lol