Help! Small "Daphnia" like thing swimming in my CRS tank.

[goody992828]

Hi Bros & Sis..

Anyone have encounter this in your CRS tank.... not sure why these tiny little "Daphnia" thing found in my CRS tank.... It is like those that you can find in LFS to feed fish offspring....

There are alot of them, but so far my CRS is doing find.... was thinking to but a small fish to put in to clear off this little things....

Any advise is almost welcome...

How this thing get into my tank and multiply? How to remove it?

[Xmant]

Hmm....you have already found the solution.

Why are you still asking??

[goody992828]

Huh! you mean to buy a small fish and put it inside? Will my shrimplets become it meal instead?

[Xmant]

Hard to tell you what is right and wrong to implement. It also depends very much on what type of small fish that you would put in. A month old shrimplets should be ok if you send your elite (small fish small mouth) to do its job.

[Shadow]

it is probably hitch-hike when you buy new shrimps. It does not harm your shrimps, just nuisance. Small fish like boraras brigittae, boraras merah, mosquito rasbora, etc. Just fine fish that very-very small, put alot of plants for hiding place for the new hatch shrimps if necessary.

[insider]

Daphnia i thought does not affect or even harm the shrimp.

[newlife]

Hey goody... I have some in my tank... it is harmless to shrimps. No worries... it just look irritating when you see them.

I guess it's quite common in aquarium tank....

[goody992828]

Thanks for all the advices and after a while I do find them harmless to my CRS hence will avoid adding fishes in the tank which might be a real threat to my shrimplest.

[downxxer]

I was thinking some endlers fish should be ok for shrimps right?

[goody992828]

Hmm not sure about that, for adult shrimp should be ok, only worry is the offspring....

[Jimmy]

better not to have any fish at all