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Little bugs

Kailash Mohit

Seedling
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Hello guys
Im new over here and im not really a pro
I have a little planted aquarium and noticed some little creatures.
So i was wondering what these little bugs are?
They look invassive and are really scaring me
 
Hi all,
Hello guys
Im new over here and im not really a pro
I have a little planted aquarium and noticed some little creatures.
So i was wondering what these little bugs are?
They look invassive and are really scaring me]
You are OK, they are Ostracods, and quite harmless.

Cheers Darrel
 
Hi all,
Got me reassured
A lot of fish will eat them, but they are really common in "shrimp only" tanks.

They have a number of ways of surviving drought, and form persistent cysts, which can blow about in wind and this allows them to re-colonise small temporary pools. We have a <"number of threads"> about them.

cheers Darrel
 
I always get them at start up, but they never last long once fish are introduced...

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