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runn3rb3an

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I found these floating at the top of my tank and have no idea what they are. They look like little cacoons and if I look up at them through the light theres something darker in it about 3/4 the size of it, like they have something in it. anybody know what it is?
 

shyfish

Member
Hi,
Moths???
They are floating at the top. I was thinking they were some kind of (water creature) egg.
But Moths???
 

runn3rb3an

Active Member
I was thinking of some kind of water creature egg too. im sure its not moths because the tank is in my room and there are definatley no moths in my room.
 

runn3rb3an

Active Member
just one damsel and live rock. Im trying to cycle my 90 and I though the LR was the only place it could come from.
 

runn3rb3an

Active Member
not from the tank lights because there on the glass and I cleaned them out before I put them on the tank. theres no ceiling lights above it if thats what you are talking about
 

runn3rb3an

Active Member
its definatley not moth eggs I just googled it. these are brown, obviously, and abot the size of a grain of rice. all the moth eggs I saw were white and spherical
 

bang guy

Moderator
Now you say the size lol They looked bigger in the picture.
They are not aquatic. They are some type of bug.
 

lauremf2002

Member
O poop. I have the exact same things and Im positive they came out of my live rock (I shook them out). I left them floating at the top and yesterday I noticed they were empty ie something hatched out! Ahhhhh! Worse, last night I checked the tank in the middle of the night and I saw something about the same size as the shell scurry out of a hole, run into my snail, freak out and scurry back into the hole. It was so fast I couldnt get a a good look at it but it moved just like a cockroach. Do you think there is some underwater cockroach hybrid lol. They really are going to take over the world arent they...
 

valgae

Member
ewwwwwwww! unfortunately they will be the last thing living on this planet.
does look like a bug casing though.
 

runn3rb3an

Active Member
it looks exactly like a cacoon and im shure it came from my rock now. You can see the little thing in it its soo creepyy
 
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