"Bugs" in my aquarium

These are little white swimming things that have mysteriously appeared in two of my 10-gallon aquarium. All that was added to the aquarium was fish food. I have no idea where they came from. They are probably ostracods or copepods. At least, that's what I've been told.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• aquarium
• bugs
• tiny
• ostracod
• copepod

[pablo2cabrera]

Dude, those are mosquitos larvs, dont' you have a filter or somethig to have the water on constantly move? The mosqitos lay their eggs on static water.

[wacvet]

I know what mosquito larva look like. These are not mosquito larva.

[pablo2cabrera]

@wacvet there's a strange "crustacean" in my tank to, is like 4mm long, look liked to a shrimp, with 3 tails, white, don't know if it is a parasite or something, i tried to catch it but it went below the gravel, there are 2 Oscars and a Bubblegum Parrot, any idea about it!?

[wacvet]

Sorry. I don't know what that would be.

[lostcyco]

man if that ever happened i will just put the fishes in a nother bowl and dumb that thing in the pond i have a phobia of insects and that creeped me out

[wacvet]

I did that the first time I had them. Then I realized what they were and that they provide live food for my fish, so I decided to let them be.

[mattshelly88]

an oscar in a 10 gallon?

[spacetrooperman]

these things have invaded my 150 gallon aquarium. i put in a harsh chemical in my tan and hadt seen one sence.

[kvblakely]

These are good. No need to dump your tank. They are actually part of your cleanup crew and help to complete your ecosystem.

[ChocolateHuyukee]

why the heck would u put a oscar in a 10 gallon!??!do u know how big they can grow ._.

[jakeworkman]

those are flat worms (paramicieum) sp?

it happens from over feeding your fish

[TheDanny908]

hey its time to clean!

[starshock01]

those are daphnia, also known as water fleas, they are harmless and usually occur due to overfeeding

[brokebiker19]

i have an idea, get yourself some mollies of platties, let em breed, and in a short time, all those lil things will be in the bellies of the fry

[irepdat909west]

your fish shld eat those dude

[MykesterMachinima]

it looks like an ostracod I just discovered in my tank, and I noticed tiny dots which moved too. probably came in on my plants (along with pond snails). they are kinda ugly, i hope i don't get an infestation like yours, even if they are beneficial, they creep me out.

[vicepc8]

dood, those thing are cleaning larva!XD the clean your aquarium. in my aquarium those things appeared and i saw my aquarium was cleaner.