L lilsd New Member Joined Jun 18, 2024 Messages 59 Reaction score 27 Points 18 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.webp 210.1 KB · Views: 124
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?
MattW68 184 Supporting Member Staff member 5x Tank of the Month 🏆 Global Moderator ⚒️ Fish of the Month 🌟 Supporting Member ⭐ Joined Jul 18, 2021 Messages 2,015 Reaction score 2,749 Points 113 Location Greater Manchester Jan 5, 2026 #2 To me it’s fertiliser. I have never come across plant sellers doing this before
GaryE28 26 Moderator Staff member Global Moderator ⚒️ 2x Fish of the Month 🌟 Joined Oct 14, 2011 Messages 11,478 Reaction score 21,136 Points 113 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.
Boundava5 4 Fish Herder Joined Jan 23, 2021 Messages 1,359 Reaction score 1,733 Points 113 Location IL Jan 6, 2026 #4 Fertilizer.