MAJOR INFESTATION!!!!!

[Shipley18]

somethign in the millions has taken over my sisters tank , her tank currently has 4 neon tetras and what occitnulus algea eater i think...or maybe chinesse idk its the one that stays small....anyway there are millions of tinay ball liek objects in her tank at first they look like bubbles but when you look you can see they are all in the gravel and crawling on everything. They also have black dots going down there backs and they can't be bigger then the point of a needle. Also they seem to eat algea because my sister doesn't keep good care of her tank and a few days ago it was complently covered with green alges so much the fish had to be crawling through the water rather then swimming, and in a few days it was all gone with no one cleaning it but now with millions of these things..any idea what they coudl be help!

 

[Lotus]

There are some descriptions of small critters here: http://www.fishpondinfo.com/micro.htm

It's quite possible she's also overfeeding, or that the substrate has too much decaying matter in it, which is supporting these creatures. Better cleaning will probably get rid of them.

 

[valbogert]

Sounds like newly hatched snails.

 

[Shipley18]

well it look sliek its daphnia! but how did we get them? they are supposedly good for a tank i read is that true?

 

[phOOey]

i guess a small amount of daphnia would be good as they eat algae and the other fish can eat them, but from the sounds of it you have a little too much.

 

[Shipley18]

and in my 55 gal i have two preg fishes...can i take some daphnia out fo my sisters tank....how much would be too much to transplant

 

[revfred]

You can transplant them ... or . . . get a fine mesh net . . . sometimes called a "daphnia" or "brine shrimp net"... an ice cube tray . . . a bowl with aquarium water and start netting them and putting them into the bowl. When you have a concentration of them ... partially fill the ice cube tray and freeze .... You now have frozen daphnia to feed your fish without any risk of infestation in your own tank.

 

[BarbN]

Are they little white creatures that stick all over the glass, some on top of the water? They are from overfeeding and leaving uneaten food in the tank. Lighten up on feeding, rinse sponges in a bucket with tank water, wipes the sides of the tank down, and do some extra water changes.

Barb