Strange things in my tank!

[oliverar]

Hi, I have attached some photo's and a link to a you tube video, can you see the tiny little whit spec's that are darting about, there are loads of them, I have taken my shrimp out of the tank a few weeks ago, and I have just noticed these, could they be baby shrimp? If they are bad how do I get rid of them?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/georgeedwards/4779111223/in/photostream/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN39rXFUIpE

 

[Nelson]

don't know what thet are but have got some in my tanks now.had them for a couple of weeks.
not baby shrimp though.

 

[tyrophagus]

Crustaceans perhaps. Almost certainly pond life.

I had the same http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11315

And I had loads of hydra arrive if by magic. http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=11074&start=20

No need to get rid of them, they become fish food.

 

[samc]

they are copepods mate.

fish like to eat them so dont worry

 

[oliverar]

Apparently they are a sign of very high water quality, which is good! I have got no problem with them being there, so I will leave them there as a warning if thing's are getting out of hand.

 

[basil]

I had loads of them in one of my tanks whilst it was maturing - but they soon went when I added a shoal of Tetra's!

INteresting comment about them being a sign of high water quality...I didn't know that.

 

[mr. luke]

Another vouch for coepods
I raise them as baby fish food so they are entirely harmless.

 

[LondonDragon]

they are copepods mate.

fish like to eat them so dont worry

I have these in most of my tanks, they cause no problems.