What ARE these?!

[SaltwaterNoob17]

I've been seeing these puffy little oblong-shaped things in my aquarium for over a month now. They are white in color with a grayish/purplish tint. I thought it was just a few of them because they blended in with the LR, but upon closer inspection this afternoon, there's a TON of them! I guess they're multiplying? I took a scalpel and tried to scrape one off the rock. It seemed soft, and when I tried to scrape it off the rock, I ripped it open and it looked like it released a bunch of little specks (spores, maybe?). Does anyone know what they are?!

The majority of my corals turned white a month ago, and, while they aren't getting worse, they haven't gotten any better. Are these things related??

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

Alien babies! WATCH OUT! but seriously ive never seen those. Hope someone chimes in that DOES know.

 

[Dana42078]

Ive had them on my LR before, i have no idea what they are but pretty sure they are harmless....dont quote me on that but 90% positive.

 

[fastrd400]

Ive had them on my LR before, i have no idea what they are but pretty sure they are harmless....dont quote me on that but 90% positive.

LMAO, but there is like 10% of you that is like "run, run for your life"! :shock:

 

[BL1]

Google nerite snail eggs, I've got tons of them all over my tank.

 

[Dana42078]

LMAO, but there is like 10% of you that is like "run, run for your life"! :shock:

Keeping it real! :mrgreen:

 

[SaltwaterNoob17]

Google nerite snail eggs, I've got tons of them all over my tank.

Wow! They look just like that! Thanks, Brian! Good to know they're harmless ;)

 

[BL1]

No problem, they're harmless but get annoying when they're everywhere.

 

[SaltwaterNoob17]

when they hatch send me some :D

Yeah, okay. haha ;)

 

[rdahlke1105]

Yea I have them too. Didn't know what they were either. LOL I have heard that they very rarely hatch.

 

[SaltwaterNoob17]

I'm just glad they're harmless. I was freaking out when I saw how many there were! :shock:

 

[ANDREA]

snail eggs