Tiny bugs in tank.

[MoneyMike]

I have these tiny bugs all over my tank. I have shrimps, snails, and Cardinals Tetras. What kind of bugs are these ? Are they harmful ? I took the best picture i could.

 

[ChgoGoodGirl]

Copepods - great part of your CUC. Not sure exactly which type those are, im sure there is someone on here you can give you a more exact answer.

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

So this is a freshwater tank?

 

[MoneyMike]

So this is a freshwater tank?

Yes

 

[Scottmac]

I think this is generally a saltwater forum, but I have kept freshwater aquariums for many years and I have come across a few things these may be. Can you tell me...

1. Do they move, and if so do they move in jerky motion or slow crawl?

2. Are they hard as if they have a shell?

3. Do you have snails in your tank and if so what type?

4. Any recent diseases in your fish/shrimp?

Scott

 

[MoneyMike]

I think this is generally a saltwater forum, but I have kept freshwater aquariums for many years and I have come across a few things these may be.

Can you tell me if they move, and if so do they move in jerky motion or slow crawl?

Also are they hard as if they have a shell?

Scott

I think this is generally a saltwater forum, but I have kept freshwater aquariums for many years and I have come across a few things these may be. Can you tell me...

1. Do they move, and if so do they move in jerky motion or slow crawl?

2. Are they hard as if they have a shell?

3. Do you have snails in your tank and if so what type?

4. Any recent diseases in your fish/shrimp?

Scott

They seems to crawl more than having a jerky motion.

It's hard to see if they have shells do you recommend squishing one of them and check?

I have white cone snails the eggs hatch and they are visible atm.

I had one some my fish die from white spot disease. I applied medication on tank went away after.

Thanks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

I see infosuria and cyclops ( a form of pods)

 

[MoneyMike]

I see infosuria and cyclops ( a form of pods)

Are they bad for my tank ? Will my fish,snails,shirmps have any harm?

 

[Scottmac]

There are some cyclops (harmless, source of food for fry) in the picture to the left (the smaller organisms that shows a white oval body and antennae with a smaller circle underneath), but to ID the larger circular organisms that appear to have a tail-like projection you would need to do a crush test.

Keep an eye on your fish having parasites that appear on the gills/fins/mouths or damage to those areas.

So try crushing one and see if it seems to have a shell as if that's the case it would point to a type of snail spirochete or minute freshwater limpet. If so, harmless just a eye-sore so scrape them from the front of the tank.

Scott

 

[Seanybaggs123]

After zooming in I think I see antennae. Could still be the pods or the snails like Scott and Vette said.

plus one on the squish test.

looks like a planted tank. What did you use for substrate?

 

[vetteguy53081]

CB

Are they bad for my tank ? Will my fish,snails,shirmps have any harm?

harmless and can be siphoned out

 

[MoneyMike]

There are some cyclops (harmless, source of food for fry) in the picture to the left (the smaller organisms that shows a white oval body and antennae with a smaller circle underneath), but to ID the larger circular organisms that appear to have a tail-like projection you would need to do a crush test.

Keep an eye on your fish having parasites that appear on the gills/fins/mouths or damage to those areas.

So try crushing one and see if it seems to have a shell as if that's the case it would point to a type of snail spirochete or minute freshwater limpet. If so, harmless just a eye-sore so scrape them from the front of the tank.

Scott

 

[MoneyMike]

There are some cyclops (harmless, source of food for fry) in the picture to the left (the smaller organisms that shows a white oval body and antennae with a smaller circle underneath), but to ID the larger circular organisms that appear to have a tail-like projection you would need to do a crush test.

Keep an eye on your fish having parasites that appear on the gills/fins/mouths or damage to those areas.

So try crushing one and see if it seems to have a shell as if that's the case it would point to a type of snail spirochete or minute freshwater limpet. If so, harmless just a eye-sore so scrape them from the front of the tank.

Scott