Glass spiders

[Joe Fish]

I know I seen a photo of them posted before but I can't find it. I have been seeing these extremely small things on the glass of my tank. They look like glass spiders. Is that what aptasia looks like?

I'm staring to see A LOT of these sand particle looking things all over the glass. I can't tell if they are moving without going cross-eyed first.

 

[fish outa wata]

Does it look like a white dot with 3-4 smaller white dots branched off?

 

[Joe Fish]

I guess they do. They are everywhere on the glass! Some have more 'arm things' than others.

 

[OCCFan023]

do they move or are they stationary?

 

[Joe Fish]

As fall as I can tell they do not move. They stay there all day. I looked on WWM and I couldn't find a definite answer, but some said it was baby snails. I only have 3 right now acutal snails.

 

[OCCFan023]

my first guess would be encrusting snails. I tried to find a picture online for you but had no luck. I had a problem with them in my 20 l (they were everywhere, brought in on the bumbleebee snails I purchased)

If you look really closely at them do they appere to have spirals in there shells?

 

[Joe Fish]

Are they bad? Should I remove them?

 

[OCCFan023]

not neccessarily bad just a nuisance. They take a pretty good cleaning to get rid of and can and will cover everything (not so you cant see anything but noticable on powerheads, glass, rock...)

Did they appere after a recent addition in the tank?

I use a razor to get them off

 

[Joe Fish]

I never really looked that close at my glass before so I don't know how long they have been there. I was looking for copepods and such. My starfish has been climbing the glass at night could he be after them?

 

[OCCFan023]

if there encrusting snails doubtful, hes probably just rummaging