[customdrumfinishes]

i was looking at my tanks today and noticed some very very very very small bugs on the glass moving around very fast. the size of the dot on top of this (i ) letter. i dont know what they are, maybe some kind of larve? there are lots of them.

i went to look at another tank and saw 2 small worms about 1/4" long and this big around ( - )
they were worms of some kind.

as anyone else had or seen this before?

i cant take pics there way to small to show up without a microscope. i have a 8x magnifing jewelers tool to look at them with.

i think there some kind of parasites, there in my shrimp tanks so im worried about them getting sick etc.

 

[customdrumfinishes]

ive figured out the spots are cyclopsand the worms are worms lol.
heres pics i found under a search here, the answers were very limited on what to do. some people said dont worry about them. otheres said they will kill pregnant shrimp.have pregnant shrimp and juvi juvi shimp in this tank
i need help on what to do?

should i move the shrimp to a different tank or
is there a way to catch or kill them?

can i make a micro bug trap to catch them lol?

i read fish will eat them, but they will eat the juvi shrimp well
someone must have had these before and got rid of them i hope!

 

[aquabillpers]

The standard recommendation is to reduce feeding levels and starve the critters out.

I wonder if adult shrimp would eat the cyclops?

In any case, I wouldn't worry about the bugs unless the number of shrimp declines.

Bill