White Mites?

[Hoyo12]

I just woke up, and checked the Glass Knife fish cage, and saw these white mites all over the tank! The Glass Knife is fine, and the only things in the tank are the Knife and three snails. I thought this only happened in Saltwater? And that means that your tank is healthy if its saltwater. What does it mean if its freshwater? I can get some rainbow sharks and my heads stander put into the tank for a bit, I'm sure they would love it. (All you can eat buffet)
Any ideas what it is and what to do?

 

[Plec123]

Theyre copepods. They eat even smaller stuff like algae, detritus, and leftover fish food. I dont have many... My angelfish eats them all! XD

 

[Hoyo12]

Any idea how they would just appear in my tank?

 

[Plec123]

Have you been feeding a bit more or slacking off on eater changes lately?

 

[Hoyo12]

I might have been feeding a little bit more.

 

[Plec123]

Try feeding a bit less and see if that fixes the problem. If you still want to, put the shark and headstanders in the tank for a bit. That should get rid of the copepods faster.

 

[TwistedPenguin]

Look up 'planaria' or 'flatworms'. It's not uncommon when you haven't been real thorough syphoning the bottom. One reason I'll never use gravel-too much gunk gets hidden underneaath it. Run your hand through your gravel and if a cloud of gunk comes up? You're not syphoning enough.

 

[Hoyo12]

Look up 'planaria' or 'flatworms'. It's not uncommon when you haven't been real thorough syphoning the bottom. One reason I'll never use gravel-too much gunk gets hidden underneaath it. Run your hand through your gravel and if a cloud of gunk comes up? You're not syphoning enough.

That's probably my issue.
Thanks for the help guys.