Celeste84 Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 i was watching a one week old baby apple snail today (it survived the adult fish in there LOL) and i noticed these THINGS in my tank! they look like naupilii except are white. they stick to the tank walls and move in short little bursts just like naupilii, except it's a freshwater tank, there has NEVER been an introduction or brine shrimp eggs to the tank and there are HUNDREDS of them! i mean it! once i looked closely they were all over the tank walls! they aren't on any of the fish, and the fish don't seem to notice them at all. help! what are they, will they hurt my fish, and how do i get rid of them if they do?? they're way too small to photograph unfortunatly :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 I had them too at one stage. Small fry should eat them. I don't know what they are, it is possible that they are the spawn of cyclops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 it's in the tank with my adults, so no fry to eat them, and what is a "cyclops"??? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 cyclops are an infusoria (IMO) and when small enough are eatable by fry, but once grown make an excelltent food for adult fish. however, alot of ppl have reported small white wormlike things in their tanks, and have come to the conclusion that they are an infusoria of some kind, and not harmful to fish. if u want to get rid of them, i'd suggest a tank scrub and it should be fine, otherwise, just let them be, and I'm sure they'll eat extra alagae and stuff :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 They're predatory and/or filter feeding copepods. If the movement is jerky that's prolly what you've got. Check out a video here and see what you think. They're great food for adult fish although may not be safe for fry - I've read some old American articles atributing fry mortality in American lakes to cyclops predation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 nope, definitly not worms. the DO look exactly like those cyclops thingies though altho they're only the size of naupilii, so i'm guessing they'll get bigger and my girls will eat them?? no fry in that tank ever, so not a big problem there :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 By naupilii do you mean BBS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 yeah, freshly hatched brine shrimp naupilii. i know there's more than one type of naupilii, but since BS is used so prevalently throughout aquarium hobbyists i didn't think many others would think of anything but BBS ^^; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 LOL! I assumed that was what you meant, but I am a known pedant and like to confirm rather than rely on assumptions. Assumption, my good friend tells me, is the mother of all .... stuff-ups :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 yeah, freshly hatched brine shrimp naupilii. i know there's more than one type of naupilii, but since BS is used so prevalently throughout aquarium hobbyists i didn't think many others would think of anything but BBS ^^; <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I thought it was "nauplii' not "naupilii"? Or did I miss an "i" when I was learning about BBS? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 i've always seen it spelt "naupilii" but then again that was mostly in scientific articles and could be spelt differently (i.e. naupilii artemia) than when referring to naupilii in general and lilli, i know a good saying about assumptions, assume = ass, u and me. i should learn to be more specific really LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJ Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 so i'm guessing they'll get bigger and my girls will eat them?? it depends on the species - some stay so small adult bettas have to be pretty hungry to bother with them. I'd take it as a sign you've got a healthy, well cycled tank since the cyclopses (plural ) are feeding on smaller microbes that have grown on the tanks wastes. Oh and btw (not being picky but) 1 nauplius many nauplii (sorry Celeste ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted August 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 NP peter, i took my speeling from the internet LOL and wee all knoz how edmucated that ez ROFL! i only use rain water in my tanks as the local water is so heavily treated with chemicals that even people can't drink it and i add IA leaves to it as well, it's well planted, has few fish and snails (for it's size), a large bubble wall, a nice big light and a big filter i'm adding in a uv steralizer when i get it since this tank has been infected lately :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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