White "balls" on bottom of aquarium

[Cam3234]

Hi, this is my first time posting. I was just doing a weekly water change on my 55 gal freshwater tank and noticed lots of what I though to be "trash floating in the water. After a closer look I noticed these little whitish grey balls were only on one side of the tank near one of my black convicts favorite hiding spot. There are dozens of these balls on the gravel and I can't quite figure out what they are. Did a little research and think it may be eggs...

2 angelfish
2 dwarf gouramis
5 hatchets
2 black convicts

I also have/had 4 shrimp but they are MIA.
Any input would be great

 

[arcab4]

welcome to MFT! i thought the eggs would be more in clusters and not all spread out on the gravel like that. and they all seem to be in different shapes.

have you picked one up to feel it? maybe it's filter media that broke apart?

 

[Cam3234]

Thanks, glad to be here. I havemt messed with them yet cause i didnt know what they were. My filter is on the other side, could it still be filter media. It's weird that it's only on one side. Thanks for the reply!

welcome to MFT! i thought the eggs would be more in clusters and not all spread out on the gravel like that. and they all seem to be in different shapes.

have you picked one up to feel it? maybe it's filter media that broke apart?

 

[Cam3234]

Thinking they might be eggs. Just noticed orange coloring on one of my cichlids. The orange shows its a female ready to mate

 

[fishgeek907]

Do you own any mystery snails or snails in general? If so, I had 2 mystery snails in my 10 gallon tank and noticed white balls. Then I looked at the lid and found mystery snail eggs or clusters

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I'm not sure what they are, but they don't look like eggs to me. They are irregularly shaped with some distinct edges on some.

Any kids at home who may have "fed" the fish anything?

I suspect the shrimp have become angel and/or convict meals...

 

[JoshuaLongo01]

It very well could be a sickness. Because I've been researching and also my friends fish died because there was white stuff in the tank. Ask a specialized fish sales person because thy will know so go to like Petsmart or Petco. I'd do it as soon as possible.