el fabuloso Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I came home today and found tiny clumps of white "eggs" all over my blue cloves. I'm pretty sure they're eggs, what I'm not sure is whose eggs they belong to. What's odd is that they're only on the blue cloves in two separate areas: most of them on the rockwork and some are on the sand. What should I do with them? The cloves are PO'd and it doesn't look like anyone's interested in eating them. Link to comment
psam Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I've similar thing happen every so often with mine. I just blow it off. Look closely, don't they look like dead cloves? Link to comment
clownfish1124 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 idk, but your cloves grew very fast! Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I've similar thing happen every so often with mine. I just blow it off. Look closely, don't they look like dead cloves? No, they look like eggs to me. Here's a closeup: Like I said, they're in two different areas and only on cloves. And if those are eggs, that's a crapload of eggs and I think I would've noticed somebody carrying them. Link to comment
psam Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 pretty sure they're from the coral itself EDIT: here;s the link, sorry. Sarcothelia edmondsoni and Sansibia, one of which the 'blue clove' likely is, are brooders. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 whose eggs are these? sorry... those might be my eggs Link to comment
jeremai Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Crustaceans carry eggs on their carapace, and snails only lay on hard surfaces. I agree with psam, looks like your cloves are releasing gametes. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 bristle worm eggs... Huh. I didn't even consider that but that's highly plausible. I see a lot of them lurking around under the cloves. pretty sure they're from the coral itself Cloves lay eggs? And if so, what do I do with it? sorry... those might be my eggs Ew. Get your eggs out of my tank. Link to comment
psam Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 check my post above, I edited it w/ link re: Sarcothelia edmondsoni is a brooder. I just blow them off with a baster. here is the link aagain Link to comment
psykobowler Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 check my post above, I edited it w/ link re: Sarcothelia edmondsoni is a brooder. I just blow them off with a baster. here is the link aagain Dude, don't blow the eggs it will spread all over. Better suction it with a mini syphon. Link to comment
psam Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Dude, don't blow the eggs it will spread all over. Better suction it with a mini syphon. Why remove something that may propagate elsewhere...? I'd prefer that they spread in the tank. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Congratulations on your coral babies. Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Interesting link, psam. Thanks for the info! Yay! Coral babies Link to comment
psykobowler Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Why remove something that may propagate elsewhere...? I'd prefer that they spread in the tank. Oh, I prefer it to spread in a propagating tank. Then he can sell it to us! Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 that's pretty awesome that cloves have little eggs like that Link to comment
el fabuloso Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Oh, I prefer it to spread in a propagating tank. Then he can sell it to us! At the rate stuff is growing in my tank I probably should start a prop tank. It's official, the blue cloves are spawning. Some of the cloves in other areas are now just starting to release some eggs. I'm still surprise that the inverts and fish aren't feasting on them. that's pretty awesome that cloves have little eggs like that They're actually pretty big for something that came out of a really tiny polyp. Corals never cease to weird me out. Link to comment
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