Can anyone tell me what this is? I found it swimming, not it but four of them running around on the bottom of the tank. Here's the link
http://i.imgur.com/4H7RYMN.jpg
Any ideas or thoughts would be great!
Thing in my tank
- Iliveinazoo
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Re: Thing in my tank
Looks a bit like the Gammarus Pulex:signnet wrote:Can anyone tell me what this is? I found it swimming, not it but four of them running around on the bottom of the tank. Here's the link
http://i.imgur.com/4H7RYMN.jpg
Any ideas or thoughts would be great!
http://www.riverfly.co.uk/interesting.htm
Should be harmless but I don't think that they will last too long in a puffer tank.
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Re: Thing in my tank
Thank you so much. It just looked gross. Glad to know they would go away.
Thank you again!
Thank you again!
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Re: Thing in my tank
Yep they're everywhere in my biocube
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Re: Thing in my tank
Good detritus-eaters.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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