Help!!!

[Elmo1738]

A few months back I had white little beads appear on my driftwood, I took it out and it now won’t stop growing around the tank, on ornaments and my live plants. Please can someone tell me what this is and how to get rid of it! Thanks!

 

[Sunnyspots]

Do you have any snails?

 

[Elmo1738]

Yes I have one snail

 

[OliveFish05]

What kind of snail do you have?

 

[Essjay]

I am willing to bet you have a nerite snail as those white dots look like nerite eggs. All the wood in my main tank is covered in them, as it the back wall where I can't reach to scrape them off.

 

[Elmo1738]

I think you may have hit the nail on the head here! I’ve just googled what that type of snail is and it is indeed the same as mine! Is there anyway you can stop this or is this just a natural thing with snails?

 

[Essjay]

I'm afraid there's no way to stop it. If you have just the one snail it is obviously female. I have found a reference which suggests that female nerites can store sperm like female livebearers.

 

[Elmo1738]

Atleast I know what it is! Thanks for your help!