Eggs all over tank

[blue_ram]

I cleaned my tank and noticed a bunch of little white balls. At first I thought they were globs of silicone but noticed them all over the tank and my blue ram was eatign them.

Anyway, they are round and milky white about 1/16 to 1/8 inch in diameter.

I have a pair of rams, 5 black neons, 5 neon tetras, 2 cories and 2 otos. Who laid the eggs.

[Cichlid-Man]

Rams eggs would usually be stuck to something. I believe tetras drop their eggs to the substrate but i am not sure of the characteristics of them. Otos i have no idea and i believe cory eggs also stick to surfaces. If i had to guess i'd say the tetras.

[Kissyboots]

I'd say they're cory eggs. Check this thread, do they look like that?
Cory Spawning Habits

[Pure]

Cman is right. Oto spawning is rare, and they are leaf spawner's. The only fish you have that would deposit eggs all over the tank is the tetras.

[Kissyboots]

Urrr, what do you mean, blue ram, by "all over?" Cuz cories lay eggs everywhere, on rocks, gravel, castles, glass, and plants...

[blue_ram]

Originally Posted by Kissyboots

I'd say they're cory eggs. Check this thread, do they look like that?
Cory Spawning Habits

That is exactly what they look ike.

[blue_ram]

Originally Posted by Kissyboots

Urrr, what do you mean, blue ram, by "all over?" Cuz cories lay eggs everywhere, on rocks, gravel, castles, glass, and plants...

They are in globs of 5 or so, on the glass, on the under side of a sword leaf to wards the top of the tank and by the filter inlet tube.

I killed two globs before I realized what they were, but saved 2 globs that were on the sword leaf, I clipped of the leaf and put it in a fish holder with a few drops of meth blue to darken the water and help keep it sterile. Supposedly it stops the eggs from fungus(ing).

I saved may 10 of them. If it is the cories, they have been tankmates for about 6 months.

If it is the cories, I have a pair of breeding rams and breeding cories in the same tank, that is cool. Hopefully when the plants fully grow out I will have a few fry survive.

[Cichlid-Man]

Oh i thought you meant all over being they are randomly scattered around the bottom of the tank.

[Pure]

Ditto Cman so did I. If they are stuck in groups to random objects in the tank then my vote would be for the cories.

[blue_ram]

Originally Posted by Cichlid-Man

Oh i thought you meant all over being they are randomly scattered around the bottom of the tank.

I guess it was a pretty vague statement that I made.