Toga Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I have these small creatures on the bottom of my CRS shrimp tank. They are about half the size of a sesame seed. Any ideas what these are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffy_rana Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 They appear to be daphnia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicko Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Seed shrimp, they are a normal part of a healthy shrimp tank. Cheers mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TED Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I also have these but they only survive in my canister filter. They dont seem to be doing any harm so I have never worried about them and just pour them out off the filter when it gets cleaned. So they are harmless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Totally harmless, live on leftovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TED Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Sweet. I probably do over feed the fish in this particular tank as I have close to 200 adult peps and getting the right amount of food to them can sometimes be a guessing game. 2 handfuls of waffers down that end, 3 handfuls of waffers down the other end, 2 handfuls in the middle, yep that looks about right. I do have one purple spot in there which is probably why these mites/daphnia can only survive in the canister filter. Thanks. Sorry for high jacking the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
