Aaron Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Today I noticed some some wierd looking stuff stuck to the inside areas of a water lettuce I have floating around in my pond. They are little red spheres, surrounded by clear goo. There are maybe five of them in total. It looks exactly like the floating food I feed to the goldfish in the pond, but slightly water-logged, and covered in snot. It's either that ... or some kind of eggs ... insect maybe? Can't get a digital picture because my digi-cam is in Edmonton! Any thoughts? :beer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Could be snail eggs... or it could just be rotting food. Are you feeding too much? You probably don't need to feed everyday, as there are quite a few insects out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Hey jvision you have jogged my memory. When I bought the plants, the store employee mentioned that they often have snails with them, and when I was reading about pond maintenence, it warned of plants carrying snails. We had a snail infestation before, but they never seemed to do any damage. My fish are much smaller than the ones I previously had, and I have live plants growing now, is there anything to worry about, or should I leave them be? Thanks for the quick response! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted May 24, 2006 Report Share Posted May 24, 2006 Most snails are OK. They generally don't do more damage than the plants can handle. They'll do a good job of handling excess food, and other 'food-type' stuff that gets in the pond. Snails will generally breed to a sustainable population - that is they'll number to the amount of food that's available... which can be quite a bit! With big eggs like you've mentioned, they'll probably be bigger snails, which means they'll be easier to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykiss Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 yup, sounds like snail eggs to me. In my experience, anything covered in a coat of jelly, or as some call it goo, turns out to be snails expecially when they are found on some plants. However, you never know...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted May 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Well I will keep you guys posted on what exactly hatches out of them ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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