Anyone know what this is?

[simonts]

I saw one of these floating around this morning then this evening i foudn a few behind the heater...they look like eggs of some kind but this is a tank of guppies and a single small loach who was getting picked on

 

[breezer40]

I don't see any picture but I do know Guppys give birth to live babies so it can't be them. This is a shot in the dark but do you have a few snails in there and are the eggs really small and in a jelly? If so they could be snail eggs

 

[black angel]

do you have any snails in the tank?

 

[simonts]

Yes snails i do, This is what i thought it could be..they seem to be breeding like wildfire...are there any ways to take care of them without harming the fish ?

 

[gale]

Yep snail eggs. When I see the egg clutches in my tank I put my long handled fork thingy in there and scramble 'em up. I don't know if it does any good though. I have a lot of pond type snails where I started out with 2 and one of those 2 died.

 

[breezer40]

They are a pain to get rid of but try to pick out all the ones you can see on a daily basis and the loach SHOULD give you a hand as they normally eat them ..I say should because if other food is available then they get lazy and take the easy option. Try putting a peice of cucumber in the tank overnight..the snails will be found munching on it in the morning so eaisier to pick out.