Aquanist Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Found some eggs today on an acropora branch. Each egg is about 1mm in diameter. My anthias were acting all fussy in that part of aquarium yesterday, but other culprits could be: - green clown goby pair - blue mandarin pair - ocellaris pair - snails? Any ideas and input would be greatly appreciated. K thanx. Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Most likely it would be the clown gobies if it any fish. They're know to lay eggs on acros. Link to comment
awpong Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Not clowns, anthias, or mandarin eggs. I don't know what clown goby eggs look like, but I've never seen snails release eggs on sps coral either. Link to comment
Euphyllia Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 They don't really look egg-shaped to me, but maybe it's just the picture. For that reason, I wouldn't say it's any kind of fish egg. Link to comment
Aquanist Posted September 24, 2011 Author Share Posted September 24, 2011 They do look egglike, but it was difficult to get the shots as its in the furthermost back corner. 70cm and in an angle through 12mm glass. Link to comment
ericm1205 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 AEFW maybe? they lay their eggs on sps. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Are you sure their eggs? They could be polyps like the "brown jelly disease" polyps of LPS corals. Link to comment
Aquanist Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 AEFW maybe? they lay their eggs on sps. Size is way off. Also, there's no AEFW to lay the eggs. And no new corals in the tank. Are you sure their eggs? They could be polyps like the "brown jelly disease" polyps of LPS corals. Can't say I'm 100% adamant on them being eggs. But they sure do seem like eggs, 2 small clusters. And they're still there. Brown Jelly Disease "polyps" I've never heard of. In my knowledge BJD needs silicates in water column. Also, nothing like this has appeared on any other coral and all corals have great PE including this specific acropora. I thing I just wait this out and see what, if anything, comes of it. Link to comment
Aquanist Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 I no longer think of them as eggs. They are more like blisters. Something weird like acro-LPS-hybrid with inflated polyps. Some of the original "eggs" have deflated and look almost normal whereas in couple other places 2-5 new blisters have appeared. All other SPS seem unaffected by this. Link to comment
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