aquarium parasite in my tank

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FreshwaterHawaii

Gambusia
MFK Member
Apr 1, 2011
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Hawaii
125gallon
(2) ac 110's
Powerhead
gravel
1 jardini arowana 13"
1 tinfoil barb 7"

Water parameters
0 ammonia
0 nitrites
~5 nitrates

I've noticed the past few weeks that i have some sort of parasite along the top waterline inside my freshwater tank. i tried to take one out but its suctioned to the glass and has a hard shell. It looks like a dot with a clearish umbrella around the dot. It is very small and hard to see. I see most of them at the waterline but they are below it as well.

I cant get a picture since i do not have a camera that can view such a small thing.
Any thoughts?
 
Do you have any live plants in your tank? could it be some sort of snails / limpet type snails that hitch-hiked their way into your tank?
 
No plants at all. I dont think its a snail. I have no snails at all. No driftwood nothing that could have given them a ride into the tank. None of my other tanks have snails too.
 
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