flatworms?

R6_boogieman · 02/26/2015, 03:13 PM

so i been noticing these things on my glass they are super super tiny, when i stand real close to my tank"my nose touching the glass" i notice these small things crawling on the glass. i googled flatworms but they dont look like that, i tried to take pics of it but the camera wont focus on things that small :/. they its hard to explain how they look like but here it goes ... they some look like ants " like a 8 figure" some are smaller and look like "Ticks" rounded butt. im not sure if i should panic or not. by the way my tank has been up for a little less than 2 years.

Sugar Magnolia · 02/26/2015, 03:19 PM

Likely copepods and isopods. Harmless.

MondoBongo · 02/26/2015, 03:20 PM

copepods and amphipods most likely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepod

they look like little crustaceans? probably appear white to translucent?

Sisterlimonpot · 02/26/2015, 03:32 PM

copepods are the little round ones and the amphipods look like tiny shrimp.

There's another "pod" that is common in tanks and those are isopods, they may be the ones that look like a "figure eight"

Either way they are beneficial for a tank.... fish will eat them as little morsels of delightful goodness.

R6_boogieman · 02/26/2015, 03:39 PM

awesome ! thanks again guys. its a pleasure to have good people that can help out

thanks again.

02/26/2015, 03:13 PM	#1
R6_boogieman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Dallas Tx Posts: 82	flatworms? so i been noticing these things on my glass they are super super tiny, when i stand real close to my tank"my nose touching the glass" i notice these small things crawling on the glass. i googled flatworms but they dont look like that, i tried to take pics of it but the camera wont focus on things that small :/. they its hard to explain how they look like but here it goes ... they some look like ants " like a 8 figure" some are smaller and look like "Ticks" rounded butt. im not sure if i should panic or not. by the way my tank has been up for a little less than 2 years.

02/26/2015, 03:19 PM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Likely copepods and isopods. Harmless. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

02/26/2015, 03:20 PM	#3
MondoBongo Obligate Feeder Obsessed Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4,061	copepods and amphipods most likely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copepod they look like little crustaceans? probably appear white to translucent? __________________ [Citation Needed] "You don't use science to show that you're right, you use science to become right" - xkcd Current Tank Info: A rectangular shaped money pit.

02/26/2015, 03:32 PM	#4
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	copepods are the little round ones and the amphipods look like tiny shrimp. There's another "pod" that is common in tanks and those are isopods, they may be the ones that look like a "figure eight" Either way they are beneficial for a tank.... fish will eat them as little morsels of delightful goodness. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

02/26/2015, 03:39 PM	#5
R6_boogieman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Dallas Tx Posts: 82	awesome ! thanks again guys. its a pleasure to have good people that can help out thanks again.