Parasites in Tank

[Benign Vanilla]

I noticed recently very small critter crawling on the glass above the water
line in my tank, as well as sort of hopping on the surface of the water. I
can't seem to see any below the water line. They are very small, so small I
can barely tell they are critters until they move. They are plain white is
about all I can see.

No new fish have been added to the tank, and no new plants.

Any thoughts?

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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com

[Charles]

On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:09:23 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
> wrote:

>I noticed recently very small critter crawling on the glass above the water
>line in my tank, as well as sort of hopping on the surface of the water. I
>can't seem to see any below the water line. They are very small, so small I
>can barely tell they are critters until they move. They are plain white is
>about all I can see.
>
>No new fish have been added to the tank, and no new plants.
>
>Any thoughts?


Springtails? Not quite an insect, although they used to be classed
that way.

Not a parasite, harmless
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- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

[Paulo]

artemia?

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Paulo
"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:09:23 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
> > wrote:
>
> >I noticed recently very small critter crawling on the glass above the
water
> >line in my tank, as well as sort of hopping on the surface of the water.
I
> >can't seem to see any below the water line. They are very small, so small
I
> >can barely tell they are critters until they move. They are plain white
is
> >about all I can see.
> >
> >No new fish have been added to the tank, and no new plants.
> >
> >Any thoughts?
>
>
> Springtails? Not quite an insect, although they used to be classed
> that way.
>
> Not a parasite, harmless
> --
>
> - Charles
> -
> -does not play well with others

[Olivier Flechtner]

> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:09:23 -0400, "Benign Vanilla"
> > wrote:
>
>> I noticed recently very small critter crawling on the glass above the
>> water
>> line in my tank, as well as sort of hopping on the surface of the water.
>> I
>> can't seem to see any below the water line. They are very small, so
>> small I
>> can barely tell they are critters until they move. They are plain white
>> is
>> about all I can see.
>>
>> No new fish have been added to the tank, and no new plants.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
>
> Springtails? Not quite an insect, although they used to be classed
> that way.
>
> Not a parasite, harmless

I'd opt for the springtail theory as well. They're not only not harmless,
some surface fish even like them.

Olivier

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: Parasites in Tank
>From: "Paulo"
>Date: 4/20/2004 3:38 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>artemia?

That's the scientific name for Brine Shrimp.