triss Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Hello, I've found some weird bugs in my guppy-tank which I can't identify. They are so small, that it's impossible to take a clear picture of them. They are brown/grey with yellowish/lighter patterns, they have about 1 millimeter (0,04 inches), some of them are even smaller. They seems to walk like normal land bugs. Water in the tank is brackish. Does anyone have idea what this could be? They don't look like ostracods imo. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I can’t make out the photo but scuds can walk like insects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 My scuds are more curly shaped. Those look like some kind of isopod. Completely harmless 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Those are seed shrimp really pretty shells when they get bigger. completely harmless tank cleaner 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 10:42 AM, Biotope Biologist said: Those are seed shrimp That's where I went too, but OP thinks they're not ostracods. @triss why don't you think they're ostracods/seed shrimp? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triss Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 On 2/29/2024 at 12:54 PM, doktor zhivago said: My scuds are more curly shaped. Those look like some kind of isopod. Completely harmless I think that's it. They look very alike. I only hope they won't grow that big 😄 On 2/29/2024 at 5:13 PM, TOtrees said: That's where I went too, but OP thinks they're not ostracods. @triss why don't you think they're ostracods/seed shrimp? To be honest, I'm not sure. They just don't look like this but I'm not specialist and I don't have suitable knowledge. Ostracods seems to be a little rounder and mine are a little more slender. They are dark and they move very fast, like bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktor zhivago Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2024 at 2:35 AM, triss said: I think that's it. They look very alike. I only hope they won't grow that big 😄 To be honest, I'm not sure. They just don't look like this but I'm not specialist and I don't have suitable knowledge. Ostracods seems to be a little rounder and mine are a little more slender. They are dark and they move very fast, like bugs. Your guppies will naturally keep the size and numbers down. I wouldn't stress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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