What are these
- Thread starter Derekshatch
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dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
The picture is a little unclear... What are you asking about? Can you describe what "these" are? Or get a better picture?
OP
OP
Derekshatch
Fishaholic
The little things on the bottom and on the glass they swim around alot and eat plants.
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
Oh, so they are a living thing, moving and swimming around?
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
Without a clearer picture it would be impossible to guess. They are likely a type of aquatic arthropod or crustacean, but beyond that I couldn't say without a clearer picture.
The picture is not clear enough for me to see...
Salty&Onion
Fish Aficionado
The picture is little unclear, any possibility of a 30 second video?
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
We might not see another picture or video for a little bit. The OP has another thread going that their salt & pepper Cories are spawning in another tank... so they may have their hands full... lol 
OP
OP
Derekshatch
Fishaholic
Wont let me do video but here.
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
Still a little unclear Sorry,, I know taking pictures of the inside of a tank when it is something so small is really hard... If I were to guess, I would say it is probably Daphnia, Amphipods, or Copepods... But again, a clear picture would allow me to nail it... I took a class.. "Terrestrial and Aquatic Arthropods" in College... so I could probably identify them given a clearer picture.
Sorry,, I know taking pictures of the inside of a tank when it is something so small is really hard... If I were to guess, I would say it is probably Daphnia, Amphipods, or Copepods... But again, a clear picture would allow me to nail it... I took a class.. "Terrestrial and Aquatic Arthropods" in College... so I could probably identify them given a clearer picture.
OP
OP
Derekshatch
Fishaholic
Ya my camera doesent zoom in enough but they look round and have like 4 legs or something. Im guessing daphnia.
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
Sounds like Daphnia... Do you have fish in the same tank? Many fish LOVE to eat Daphnia (or other aquatic crustaceans, if they are not Daphnia), so they will be happy.
Salty&Onion
Fish Aficionado
Seed shrimp possibly. Daphnia does not have two pairs of legs tho.
OP
OP
Derekshatch
Fishaholic
No fish or filter inside the tank and no food either. Just plants and I dont do water changes On it I just leave it there.
dmpfishlover
Fishaholic
No they don't, you are correct, however some of their legs are much smaller and can be hard to see... So it may look like they just have 4 legs... Unless you have a hand lens, you usually can just see those legs that are larger which are the ones that are usually moving more than the others... Seed shrimp is a definite possibility too! (These have more than two pairs of legs too, but again some legs might be hard to see as they are so small)
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