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Erniec
11-27-2011, 01:44 PM
I have no idea what these are , I found them in my XP3 filter so I poured the water in a bottle to take a vid, they are small and hard to see, is there a concern here ?
found - YouTube
They are crustacean called "cyclops" live food for large fry and small fish. Do not use them to feed small fry because they attack small fry. They can be cultivated like Daphnia.
fishman76092
11-27-2011, 06:02 PM
Yep, thats what they are
Erniec
11-27-2011, 06:36 PM
My tank is clean all test are good so no concern that these where in my filter ?
waterdog
11-28-2011, 12:29 AM
To know where you recieved these,a full knowledge of anything added to tank that was alive. Water plants,fish,live foods etc. Maybe even substrate idoms that were still wet. Copapods live everywhere in our local envioronment, and can be picked up easily.
FlamandalayBay
11-28-2011, 12:57 AM
Hope you know i went to your video on youtube and then one thing lead to antoehr and the next thing I knew I was freakin myself out by looking at all kinds of creepy-ass creature bodies being found everywhere
My tank is clean all test are good so no concern that these where in my filter ?
Not at all, this is means your environment is cycled and health.
EAST_TX_RN
11-29-2011, 08:43 AM
Hope you know i went to your video on youtube and then one thing lead to antoehr and the next thing I knew I was freakin myself out by looking at all kinds of creepy-ass creature bodies being found everywhere
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FlamandalayBay
11-29-2011, 04:00 PM
have u seen the montauk monster...google it n then you tube it n it will open a can of worms that will make the lil crustacean guys seem silly lol
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