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weird bug things in my tank. HELP!!!

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  1. kakkoii New Member

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    Hi! there are these weird buglike things in my tank that scurry around very fast. DESCRIPTION: oval/round, blue/gray, white spots, 1 slit on the bottom going from anterior to posterior end, little white legs/tenacles that come from the anterior end of the slit. what is it? in 1 week there were like already 1000!!!! they also grow to 3mm!

    kakkoii, Jun 11, 2008
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  2. Roy Deki New Member

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    Take a pic if you can!
    Roy Deki, Jun 11, 2008
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  3. John N. Administrator

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    Sounds like a Hydra, Fish love to eat these guys. They don't harm plants, just a hitchhiking organism.

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    Check this thread out.

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  4. jasonepley New Member

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    That is so interesting, is there anything that will eat them
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  5. kakkoii New Member

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    it is not a hydra. it has a hard transparent shell
    kakkoii, Jun 12, 2008
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  6. Roy Deki New Member

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    Picture yet?
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  7. kakkoii New Member

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  8. stlfishlover New Member

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    Limpet maybe? Did you check out the thread that John N gave you the link for? Kind of looks like the Limpet, although that thread says nothing about it having spots, so I dunno.
    stlfishlover, Jun 12, 2008
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  9. kakkoii New Member

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    so far they look most like seed shrimp. could you get a pic of a limpet?
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  10. stlfishlover New Member

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    Freshwater Limpet:

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  11. 4f1hmi New Member

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    Hi guys! I have the same exact creatures in my planted tank that KAKKOI have and they multiply rapidly. Although they do not affect my shrimps and endlers, they are a bit an eyesore. What i notice that they love squash veggies. If I can recall it right , it might have come from the frozen foods I have purchased from the lfs. I just cant figure out if its the brineshrimps (san francisco bay brand)or the mixed 50/50 plus by h20 life(brineshirmps/bloodworms/mysis shirmp). I suspect its the mysis but am not sure. My big female endlers are not eating them.:thumpdown:And I would love the remove them very much.[-o<
    4f1hmi, Feb 4, 2009
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