Help!!

[nuth88]

I am posting this for a Buddy, since his tank has a frog, Ill give it a shot here, If I am in the wrong place help me out, I am a Cichlid guy and have never heard of such a thing!

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Hi.

I have a 20H tank.

The residents of this tank are,
red minor serpae tetra,
tiger barbs,
african dwarf frog,
otocinclus catfish.

The tank has been up for about two or three months.

I have recently discovered an uninvited guest. At the bottom of the tank,on the glass.
not on the fish. There are very very small white specs that move like ants. It is not debris.
The specs bump into each other, back up and go around each other. Also they tend to cluster. My question is what is it? Is it harmful ? What do I do about it.

Any help??

Thank you in advance!!

[walls]

Sounds like planeria worms (sp?). They themselves are harmless to your fish and frog but they usually only appear when a tank is over fed.

I would do a 50% water change and check parameters. And of course STOP OVER FEEDING! :)

[USMCtanker]

Sounds like planeria worms (sp?). They themselves are harmless to your fish and frog but they usually only appear when a tank is over fed.

I would do a 50% water change and check parameters. And of course STOP OVER FEEDING! :)
yep i agree but for sure do a 50% water change make sure ur leves are ok and then see if it getbetter then maybe do a 25 water change. good luck

[fishnutham]

I agree also look for any uneaten food in the tank as well and im not sure but i think dwarf africans will eat them as well

[walls]

I agree also look for any uneaten food in the tank as well and im not sure but i think dwarf africans will eat them as well


Nah they wont eat them. But as long as the feeding problem stops they will disapear by themselves.

[RadleyMiller]

Nah they wont eat them. But as long as the feeding problem stops they will disapear by themselves.

I agree, tell him to give the tank a few day fast and do a water change and it should clear up.

[wild caught]

i think they sell stuff to get rid of thoose....i may be wrong tho, check ur lfs or petco

[nuth88]

I know that you guys have helped my bud out, he will change his feeding and 50% WC Today, followed by a 25% in a couple o days.


Thanks Again!

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[walls]

i think they sell stuff to get rid of thoose....i may be wrong tho, check ur lfs or petco


Nope there is no getting rid of them. They live in EVERY tank but stay un-noticed until there is an over abundance of food for them to have a population explosion. ;)

[wild caught]

eeek. its kinda like thoose bugs that live on ur skin, but u dont know about em. and then u see pictures of em crawlin around and its freaky as hell.