L lilsd New Member Joined Jun 18, 2024 Messages 58 Reaction score 27 Location NYC Jan 5, 2026 #1 Setting up to cycle a new planted tank, and I found this inside the rock wool in one of my Anubias. Wtf is it?!?! Eggs? Fertilizer? Attachments IMG_5619.jpeg 312.6 KB · Views: 71
Setting up to cycle a new planted tank, and I found this inside the rock wool in one of my Anubias. Wtf is it?!?! Eggs? Fertilizer?
MattW 𝚂𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙼𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 Staff member 4x Tank of the Month 🏆 Global Moderator ⚒️ Fish of the Month 🌟 Joined Jul 18, 2021 Messages 1,665 Reaction score 2,062 Location Greater Manchester Jan 5, 2026 #2 To me it’s fertiliser. I have never come across plant sellers doing this before
GaryE Moderator Staff member Global Moderator ⚒️ 2x Fish of the Month 🌟 Joined Oct 14, 2011 Messages 10,068 Reaction score 17,735 Location Eastern Canada Jan 6, 2026 #3 I'd take one out, and try to crush it, to see what happens. That should tell you if it's an egg. It's not something I've seen before, but I have bought plants with gravel caught in roots (that looks too manufactured) and with unwanted snail eggs.
I'd take one out, and try to crush it, to see what happens. That should tell you if it's an egg. It's not something I've seen before, but I have bought plants with gravel caught in roots (that looks too manufactured) and with unwanted snail eggs.
Boundava Fish Herder Joined Jan 23, 2021 Messages 1,126 Reaction score 1,348 Location IL Jan 6, 2026 #4 Fertilizer.