Critters

[Heagney]

I've found 2 wee critters in my tank that I'm not sure if friend or foe..one was a small centipede looking thing about .5cm and White and this skinny thing about 1cm



Next to my snail for a bit of scale



And finally I moved the moss rock, think it looks loads better

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

one was a small centipede looking thing about .5cm and White and this skinny thing about 1cm

The centipede looking one will be an Asellus (I have lots of them in the tanks, they perform the same role as Cherry Shrimps, but they are less easily eaten), and a California Blackworm. They are both harmless, and if you add Rams they will eat both of them.

cheers Darrel

 

[Heagney]

Any ideas what this is? Spotted it when I first set up the tank and it's bigger now, was hanging around my bolbitis roots. Too quick to catch

 

[aaron.c]

Sorry, no idea. Scary though


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[Heagney]

Defo. Dont know if it's eating at the plants or not? Think I'll try suck it out just incase

 

[Wisey]

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[Heagney]

Hahahaha

 

[Nelson]

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=I...iw=1366&bih=628#tbm=isch&q=Isopoda+freshwater

 

[Heagney]

Cheers bud that's exactly what it is!!

 

[darren636]

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

Why don't we put you in charge!?!

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Any ideas what this is?

Dont know if it's eating at the plants or not? Think I'll try suck it out just incase

The centipede looking one will be an Asellus (I have lots of them in the tanks, they perform the same role as Cherry Shrimps, but they are less easily eaten),

It is an Asellus, it almost certainly came with the plants that I sent "Heagney".

Just think of it as a less attractive cherry shrimp.

cheers Darrel

 

[Heagney]

I remember you saying that before Darrel, it's got bigger and I panicked haha would want it out before I got fish if it was going to much my little ones