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Blue Tang

Located to the left, this small egg leans forward as if ready to race away. A bold dark line outlines the very top of the egg blending into the brilliantly deep blue seamlessly. Toward the middle the blue fades back into black forming a circle pattern in the middle with the deep ocean like blue coming up again. The bottom hidden in the sand followed the pattern on the top. To the left of the egg and the right was the brightest yellow. The yellow seemed to be competing with and winning with the sun.

Apistogramma cacatouiodes Dwarf Cichilid

Set apart from a few of its larger siblings, this egg at first appears quite plain in comparison. Until one steps closer. The drab grey shell is divided in half from base to top by a smudged darker grey line, and splattered with small vivid orange splotches near the top and middle, as if it were splattered with wet color flung from a freshly dyed cloth. Its base is adorned with small streaks of yellow and blue, just barely visible above the sand. Being not quite as small as some of the clutch, it is just small enough to taunt with the possibility of what may lie inside its shell and the random pattern.

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Egg
This medium-small egg sits in a cluster of other eggs close to its own size. The purpleish-grey egg is almost solid in color except for the small band of bright orange at top. If one could see through sand, they'd seen a similar band of orange at the bottom. Black splotches dapple the orange bands and spots of a darker purple-grey seemed to make a line about the center of the egg. This egg seems calm and content to sit right where it is.

Fishy

Boeseman's Rainbowfish Egg - This tiny egg sure does stand out from the crowd! The bottom half is a vivid orange, while the top quarter is a deep blue. The remaining second quarter is a nice silvery color with two strips of deep blue right before it turns to orange. Along one side of the egg, the deep blue continues all through the silver, almost like a blanket. Although this egg easily grabs ones attention, it seems content to lay where it is and soak up the heat of the Hatching Sands.

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Ocellaris Clownfish Egg - This medium sized egg is striking and quickly draws in the eye. It is a bright orange, and has three white bands through it's body. The bottom of the egg is tipped slightly in black. Despite it's size, it seems rather shy and has taken to hiding behind some of the larger eggs in the clutch.

Ocellaris Clownfish

Butterfly Koi Egg - This medium-small egg seems to have a very graceful shape, and is mainly white with golden-red splotches all over it. It seems to be very shy, and you can almost feel the dragonet inside scrunching back when you move to touch the egg.

Kohaku Butterfly Koi

Red Bellied Piranha Egg – The size of this egg is deceiving, owing to the fact that from a distance it looks very solid. Its shell is a royal blue with little golden speckles, save for an area near what appears to be the front which is a deep orangey-red. There is also a red and black dot on either side, making it almost look as though the egg has eyes. It sits on the outskirts of the group, almost as thought it is watching the others, waiting for something. There is definitely something distinctly predatory about this egg.

Gold Lyretail Killifish Egg – A small, almost narrow egg, any attention it gets is due to its very beautiful colouration. The white base fades up into an orange and then a yellow by the time the colour reaches the very tip. Deep red lines of spots run down the side, fading out before the base colour turns to white. This egg can be found in the shadow of one of its siblings, using the larger egg as protection.

Halfmoon betta splendens egg

(( Note: Bettas actually come in a TON of colors/patterns/fin styles, but I thought this one was particularly pretty so the description is based off the picture of the fish above, in specific~ ))

This egg is rather small, but it certainly is not below notice. The main color of the egg is a slightly iridescent light lavender, shading to yellow toward the top. Along one side of the egg, the lavender fades into a darker blue, with markings of red, white, and lighter blue stabbing into it here and there along the edges.

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Juvenile Queen Angelfish egg

This egg is about mid-size and quite brightly-colored. Toward the middle of the egg, the base color is a dark blue, fading into a lighter blue toward the edges. Along the bottom and part of one side, the dark blue changes to a bright, cheery yellow. Running across the egg at varied intervals are stripes of electric blue and one stripe runs across the yellow part that is the same dark blue as the base color edged with two electric blue stripes.

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Neon Tetra egg

This egg is very small, seeming almost too tiny to have been laid at the right time - shouldn't it be larger like most of the rest of the eggs? But nothing really seems to be wrong with it... in fact, the colors of it are rather pretty. This egg is mainly a light silvery-grey color, fading down to a darker grey toward the bottom. On top of the darker grey is a red splotch that's shaped roughly like an elongated oval. Running from top to bottom close to one side of the egg is a bright neon blue stripe, the color seeming almost to glow against the grey.

Bird Wrasse Egg

This egg, although fairly large, is not in the selection of eggs near the Queen. The colors on the egg blend together, suggesting mystery and serenity. The top of the egg is colored a royal blue, and it fades gradually to a sea green toward the bottom of the shell. A lime splotch is wrapped around the upper middle of the egg.

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse Egg

This egg, which sits a few feet away from the Bird Wrasse Egg, is also calming and exciting at the same time. It is of medium size, and the colors are fairly light. The top of the egg is a pale aqua, and the very bottom is a pale blue. The middle is dominated by a gentle pink shade. A broad yellow stripe separates the pink and aqua. Smaller eggs can sometimes be seen next to the Cortez Rainbow Wrasse egg, as if for support.

Neon Goby Egg

The Neon Goby egg is vibrant. It is, however, one of the smallest eggs in the clutch. It's shell is very dark shade of black, with cream tints. A bright stripe runs straight down the side of the shell and cuts through the black, giving some riders a sense of going between. The stripe begins a bright gold near the top, and fades to a light blue near the bottom. The egg never seems to be by itself, no matter how much it is moved. It is often seen leaning against another egg.