Super unlucky me!!!

[AlexHcp]

i was feeding my shrimps the other day, then i realise that after feeding them, there was some casualties.

So i thought maybe it was water problem, did some water change etc etc, then i tried feeding again a few days later, the same thing happen..

Decided to check on my packet of food (Hikari Algae Wafer) - when i open up and use a very strong light to peep into the pack, i saw super tiny small white bugs crawling all around the wafers!

May i ask bro around here, is this common? - i kept the food in a dry and dark place, with the zip lock on and tight already. Wonder how these pest got into the packet.

And any idea what might these pest be? i dont want them to over run my whole house - somehow i see, they feel like dustmite to me... small tiny white color stuff which looks as big as a full stop.

[felix_fx2]

My auto feeder have same issue.
Damp condition in storage, my bottle of feed does not have that problem.

[AlexHcp]

Hmm .. Bro Felix, so u throw away everything? Any idea what are those ? How to get rid of them?

[crystal]

I think you can consider to sun them, like dry goods to get rid of the pest and restore dryness to the algae wafer. I use small airtight chicken essence bottle to keep small amount of the food for daily feeding. Minimise the air in the main big packet before sealing it. Try not to open the main pack regularly to minimise exposure to moisture. Using this method, so far I have no issue of pest even after a few months.

[eviltrain]

err. just throw away and buy new one la. hehe

[|squee|]

I pour portions of my fish food into film cannisters to use and store the rest in a dry place till I finish the stock in the film cannisters.

[AlexHcp]

Oh ok! Thanks for all the input bro! Perhaps I will use zip lock and seal them up.. Another lesson learned...