Matmatmat Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) ^^^ video is not mine but seems to look like them...I have some little bugs in the substrate and also swimming around.. Should I care? My shrimp are breeding and seem happy enough.. Will the bugs kill baby shrimp? Edited December 14, 2014 by Matmatmat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Look like a Cyclops maybe? Between Cyclops and the shrimp you have a good feed for most tanganyikans....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heintz.G Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Look like seed shrimp (ostracod) do a google search they're harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matmatmat Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yeah that kinda looks like them.. They are so small and I'm pretty blind, but hopefully they aren't harmfull. I figure they are so prevalent because maybe I've been over feeding? I've pretty much halved the food to see what happens, can I use some no-planeria stuff or similar to remove them? Or do I just have to put up with them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heintz.G Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Chances are that anything you put in to kill the ostracods will also kill off any shrimp in there. Biologically speaking, they are extremely similar. You could always try a couple of small fish in there for a few days, Rasbora should make light work of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISSY Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yes your correct, they are due to over feeding. I have them in my tanks. They don't harm shrimp, how ever if you don't like them I think no planaria will kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matmatmat Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Thanks I remember buying some powder from Boss Aquaria about 2 years ago.. But can't remmebr what it was? I've backedway off on feeding.. Hope that helps, there is heaps of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
