Is This An Egg?

[Jeynesey]

Just saw this in a plant just near the top of my tank and I'm wondering if it's an egg. Not the best pic but there is a clear globe in the middle, surrounded by the fuzz. I read somewhere about fish eggs "fungusing" whatever that means. Is that what the fuzz is? I have forktail rainbowfish and spotted blue eyes. They've only been in 6 and 3 days respectively. Thanks.

 

[snazy]

Yes, looks like an egg with fungus to me. Maybe it came with the plant if it was recently added, if not then it must be the fish.

 

[RichardA]

Yep, I agree. Appears to be a fungused egg.

 

[Jeynesey]

Nah the plant has been in for a while and that bit's fairly newly grown so it's come from the fish. That's pretty cool, I guess it means they're doing OK?

What does it mean when the eggs fungus? Should I take it out if the fungus is gunna do anything negative?

 

[Baccus]

The egg growing fungus means that it has died or was never fertilized, best to remove it so that if there are any more eggs they have a better chance of survival

 

[Jeynesey]

OK thanks. Given that I've only owned any fish for less than a week I'm not too keen on a population explosion but I'll remove it tomorrow when I turn the lights back on. Thanks for the quick replies.