they are the size of baby snails but appear to have little legs and move faster then any snail I have seen. They live in the gravel on the bottom of the tank and come out in the dark and stick to the glass. They appear to "hop" around.
2007-01-06 04:11:23 · 7 answers · asked by dotsmom67 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Well, ich do not appear this big, but they do live in the gravel. There is a whole assortment of things that live in gravel, mostly types of crustaseans. Sadly without seeing them myself I could not identify it for you.
The real question here is it a danger to your fish or plants? I say - take no chances.
Take out your filter, and keep it wet with aquarium water. Take out and store at least half of your water (try a rubbermaid tote) - and the fish and plants too. Dump the rest of the water. Fill it 1/4 way with hot water and bleach the day lights out of it. Scrub down everything that is not filter and not alive.
Empty out the water and bleach, fill it 1/4 way again and dump that water too. Now fill it back 1/4 way and triple your water conditioner treatment, stirr the water up, and let it sit for a few moments again. Dump that too. Fill up again 1/4, double water conditioner treatment and start putting your tank back together.
I did this to get rid of pseudo-scorpians that were in my tank once. It worked fine. So long as they are not in your filter.
Best of luck.
2007-01-06 04:51:41 · answer #1 · answered by Noota Oolah 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Unwanted visitors Sometimes when you bring home a new fish, the water that comes with the fish may contain snails, parasites, or other entities. Just remove them from the tank and continue with a sparse diet and Cycle in the tank.
This is NOT ich. Ich is a free swimming parasite (cannot be seen) that attach themselves to stressed fish and a water steralizer will keep ich in check. They run around $150-$200 and really are not necessary unless you are really involved in Expensive fish or have ich problems in general. Stress coat also works well for this problem. More advanced other than the steralizer, kick-ich, however it is costly.
Snails don't hurt anything, but they multiply rapidly. If your tank is large (30 or more gallons), get a large plecto and he will eat the snails. Otherwise, just remove them from the tank and get rid of them. You might want to keep a few snails. The fact that snails can thrive in your tank means the tank is healthy.
If they do not seem to harm or attach themselves to anything...let them grow. You may have a unique species there. Or baby hermit crabs. Sometimes worms will find their way to the tank from the water from the pet store. If you aren't loosing any fish....hold off with any chemical treatment. If it concerns you, during your next water change, use your siphon and get rid of them or isolate them in another tank.
2007-01-06 04:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I used to work in a pet store and when a display tank became infested with theese little guys, all we did was add aquarium salt. A tablespoon per 10 gallons. measure int a net and let the net sit in the tank and slowly disolve. Or you can go to the pet store and get "medication" to get rid of them. I cant remember the name but the staff should know
2007-01-06 07:06:47 · answer #3 · answered by .. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-30 04:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sound like copeopods or amphipods, normally found in saltwater tanks but I am shure there are some freshwater species as well, they are harmless scavengers, don't worry about them.
2007-01-06 07:25:48 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the tiny parasites called ITCH, which suck your fish blood and once its full they leave the fish body and sink to the bottom of the tank and MULTIPLY.
Its bcoz of the untidy water in your tank they have crept in. Use a power filter to keep your tank water clean anytime.
They stick on to the scales of your fish and inturnyour fish health deteriorate.
Ultimate solution.........clean the tank including the gravel.
2007-01-06 04:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
they are planarians(harmless) but your maintenance should be looked at
2007-01-06 04:41:21 · answer #7 · answered by paul f 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋