Casual aquatics Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 @Cory hey you told me in that last live stream yesterday to post on forum hope these work was the last super chat of the stream white mite like bugs living in tank not appearing to harm fish but fish also want nothing to do with it. Won’t eat them etc what is it what do I do? It’s not letting me upload video but just imagine them wiggling around on glass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted April 19, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 19, 2021 Wow, those are super interesting. Do fish eat them at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Cory said: Wow, those are super interesting. Do fish eat them at all? Not that I’m aware there in a big predator tank so maybe too small to bother with plus I mean not to boast but I keep everyone well fed that could be part the problem perhaps . none of my community tanks have them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 if I saw those pictures without any information I would have said those were nerite eggs. You said they are mites and not worms? So do they have legs? It's kind of hard to see in the pictures. I almost want to say spring tails, but I'm not sure if they go underwater. Do you have wood in the tank and where did it come from? They could be larval or nymph stages of other insects like water beetles. Do they just cling to the glass or do they swim freely? Whatever they are, they are interesting and you have quite a few of them. I'll be looking forward to any more information or insights that could help solve your mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 It’s not like they are moving super fast almost like wigglers Aka baby fish first stage haven’t tried assume they would die out of water! They cling to glass but see them on substrate don’t see them free swimming or anything unles the water movement it’s self catches them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Also did have drift wood in it for the longest time only recently removed but it was boiled and soaked for like a month I have hard water like 7.4-8.6 ph keep temps 79-84dwgrees no plants though I have tried a few times big predator fish in tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 In my marine days, I ended up with accidental colonies of arthropods, copepods, or perhaps shrimp, breeding in my canister filters. They were all-white from no light, and I’m sure that I didn’t appreciate them as I would today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual aquatics Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 Wish I could show video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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