Theres tiny green bugs in my tank gravel ? how do i get rid of them?

Question

its a freshwater planted tank ?

Answer 1

Several fish will eat them given the chance either Cory's or Botia's are your best bet, and i hazard a guess at either the Red tailed black shark, or Ruby shark (red finned).

AJ

Answer 2

The only way I know is to remove your fish, placing the water from the tank in a clean pail or glass container. Remove all the gravel, rocks and other ornaments from the tank. Replace or boil the gravel in hot water and strain well. Place in the sun if you can until dried. Then rinse the gravel and place back into the tank. Make sure that you check the ph of the water and the temperature before returning your fish. This should take care of the bug problem. Oh you should use aquarium salt when you wash the gravel. Or get some new gravel, but make sure you rinse before putting into the tank. Also, make sure you clean and rinse the tank.

Answer 3

you have to empty the tank and bleach the gravel. This is a very labour-intensive task but must be done for the health of your fish!
Empty tank and place gravel in a bucket ( don`t leave it in the tank as the bleach may damage the silicon holding the glass together) fill bucket approx 3-5" over the gravel with warm or hot water, add 1-2 cup of bleach (depending on the amount of gravel... if you have alot use 2 c ) and mix with spoon or what ever you can just to get a good mix through all the gravel... let stand and soak for approx 1 hr, mix occasionally, then empty and rinse thoroughly with extremely hot water. Clean tank with a mild bleach water, be sure to get into corner with a soft-bristle toothbrush or something that will not damage silicon. Rinse well with clean water ( or wipe several times with clean cloth) Try to make sure you rinse as much of the bleach out as possible as it may make the fish ill. ( a trace amount will not kill the fish but do try to remove as much as you can) Let gravel stand for awhile to cool to room temp before adding fresh water. Clean ALL plants and accessories with a "mild "solution of soapy water. Add fish back to water when suitable, and if you can, try to avoid adding anymore of the old water as possible.
Then ask your local pet store or Vet what you could use as a water conditioner for the fish and the water to prevent re-infestation