NanotankBank Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 So in my 5gal low tech aquarium, I have noticed these little things on the walls and then these other little things swimming around. I’m sure the ones on the walls are pest snails, the lady I acquired plants from said she had them, but I just wanna be sure. Also, it’s hard to get a video of the swimmers but they r super tiny and if anyone has an idea of what they might be, let me know and I’ll Google to help sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackaroni Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 You can get an Assassin snail to deal with the pest snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadMax8 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Those are likely pond or bladder snails. If you like snails in your tank, they will multiply if they can find some food. If you don’t, you can squish them and give your fish a snack or remove them manually and chuck them. Have any friends with puffers or loaches? Those fish will eat them up! In regards to the swimming thing… what does it look like? A worm, a speck, something else? How does it swim; jerky, wiggly, smoothly with purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanotankBank Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 9:39 PM, RadMax8 said: Those are likely pond or bladder snails. If you like snails in your tank, they will multiply if they can find some food. If you don’t, you can squish them and give your fish a snack or remove them manually and chuck them. Have any friends with puffers or loaches? Those fish will eat them up! In regards to the swimming thing… what does it look like? A worm, a speck, something else? How does it swim; jerky, wiggly, smoothly with purpose? Some of them look like tiny little tadpoles. Not worms, and they kinda jerky around like strokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 7:43 PM, NanotankBank said: Some of them look like tiny little tadpoles. Not worms, and they kinda jerky around like strokes More photos please! I would say it's a flatworm potentially. Planaria? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 leeches and a lot of other things swim. Planaria are flat worms that glide like snails and slugs. Don't smush planaria, they can regenerate a new being from parts. You cut a planaria into 5 part, you get 5 whole planaria. Something that looks like a tad pole could be fry. Did she have guppies? The big eyes on the tiny born guppies can look a bit like tadpoles. Keep the plants in a separate jar until you know for sure what you are dealing with. The "reverse respiration" works like a charm, and seltzer and club soda are cheap compared to treating fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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