White dots on chaeto

[Cease565]

As I was turning my chaeto today I noticed these white dots attached to several strains on it. Anyone know what they are? Should I be concerned? The chaeto isn’t turning white/dying it’s more like if it had lice. Tiny white dots that look like parasites except they don’t move. It has a bunch! I’ll post a picture but they are hard to see on camera.

 

[Big G]

I'm thinking sponges. They love excess nutrients like the kind your chaeto is absorbing. Only way to know for sure is to take a look under a microscope/scope.

 

[Cease565]

I'm thinking sponges. They love excess nutrients like the kind your chaeto is absorbing. Only way to know for sure is to take a look under a microscope/scope.

Are they bad? Should I remove the chaeto?

 

[Big G]

Sponges are harmless "filter feeders" that usually present themselves in newer tanks that have not matured in their bio-cycle enough to handle the bioload in the water. They can be found in sumps, overflows and other places with lower flow levels.