Spotted a tiny tiny white thing

**Mafia00** · 15th Feb 2010, 12:10

hi guys

happy CNY to all..

Spotted a very small white thing moving in my tank.
anyone knows what is it?
it is very small and has a tail like a tapole.

my tank is still cycling.

**midoban** · 15th Feb 2010, 12:30

might be some type of bug

is it something like this?

**Mafia00** · 15th Feb 2010, 21:44

i guess it should be that.. its very very small.. all i can see its very white and has a small tail.. what is it?? will it affect my tank?

**stormhawk** · 16th Feb 2010, 02:32

Hello Mafia00, happy CNY to you too.

To answer your question, the animal you have is probably Cyclops, as pictured by midoban. It is harmless and will disappear if you have fish in the tank.

**Mafia00** · 16th Feb 2010, 14:15

Originally Posted by stormhawk

Hello Mafia00, happy CNY to you too.

To answer your question, the animal you have is probably Cyclops, as pictured by midoban. It is harmless and will disappear if you have fish in the tank.

hello stormhawk

thanks for ID. now wont worried so much.. can just wait for the right time to intro my shrimps.

**stormhawk** · 16th Feb 2010, 19:03

As long as they are not some kind of tadpole shrimp - Triops/Lepidurus species, you are fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notostraca

They do produce nauplii that look like BBS when newly hatched.

**Mafia00** · 16th Feb 2010, 23:33

Originally Posted by stormhawk

As long as they are not some kind of tadpole shrimp - Triops/Lepidurus species, you are fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notostraca

They do produce nauplii that look like BBS when newly hatched.

Are those tadpole shrimp harmful?? how big are those?

**stormhawk** · 16th Feb 2010, 23:46

They can grow up to 5 cm I think. They are voracious eaters. Eats anything they come across, including other tadpole shrimp. I do not think the small white thing in your tank is a tadpole shrimp though, unless they came as eggs on the soil with aquarium plants, which is very rare.

If you are unsure, just get a dropper and suck the tiny thing out if you can, or just use an air tube to siphon it out.

**Paid** · 17th Feb 2010, 19:12

They are most likely Cyclops (water fleas) they shouldnt be a problem for your shrimp, many shrimp keepers have them, they are in most tanks, but normally do not show as fish will eat them.

As you tank matures, they will lessen, as long as you do not over feed the shrimp.

shrimp can also learn to eat them, which keeps their numbers down.