SuperGuppyGirl Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 So noticed in my split 3G wave front, housing my 2 betta boys, that my crown was twitchy and looking at the other had these little yellow round ball like moving critters on him. Panicking I added some para guard and removed the carbon thinking they might be lice. Checking the tank again noticed tons of these critters moving along the back and watched Quirky twitch and some of the critters fell off. Took pics of them in tank, and tried to take some of Quirky on a paper towel but none could be seen. Sent some pics to a friend and he said they were these seed shrimp, and not to worry just cut back my feeding. My question is how did I get them? Newest addition to the tank is the crown and that was several months ago. Tank has never had live plants and clown puke for substrate. Anyone else ever gotten these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cullymoto Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Could be a natural occurring organism such as hydra or planaria worms, both are constantly there but so long as feeding is controlled you'll never see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 If it's just the 2 adult fish, I'd only feed as much as I can see them eat in a minute or so every other day - even 2 days between feedings wouldn't be bad if you're feeding high quality food like NLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Just the 2 boys, but switched from NLS to HBH Veggie Flakes and thinking of feeding spirulina flakes every 2-3 days . Hoping it will also help with his bulge, as its either constipation or a tumor. Just glad they weren't lice! Currently cleaning up their tank to remove the para guard, and the boys despise those little cups I have temporarily put them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Whoa...weird. I've not encountered those ON a fish before. Creepy aren't they?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I have seen these before on my driftwood & black pre-filters on my intakes but not as many as your pics show. I was wondering wouldn't they make a tasty snack for some of your Tetras or smaller fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cgy_Betta_Guy Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 +1 to never seeing those ON the fish before. Has it cleared up and any signs of stress or illness from the bettas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda4 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I have never seen on a fish but on the substrate, i had in a 55gal once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGuppyGirl Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 When in the tank, if they crawled on the fish, the bettas would twitch abit to shake them off but other than that, nothing still ate well and were active. I removed the fish and nuked the tank with para guard and scrubbed it down with vinegar water. The tank is only a small 3G acrylic wavefront, not big enough for any of my small fish as I split it for the bettas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebbieB Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 Hi, did you ever find out what these creatures were and how to get rid of them? I have exactly the same problem in my tank and cant find any good answers, any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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