Immediate ID

[ClearVision94]

Does anyone know what this thing is? It was swimming around in the tank and then was all over the front of the tank.


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[ClearVision94]

And my tank is a 1.5 gallons with three ghost shrimps and a moss ball, and the temperature is 65-66 degrees.


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[CoeurSauvage]

Looks like some sort of copepod.


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[ClearVision94]

Looks like some sort of copepod.


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Thank you. I searched it and it's called a "copepod, cyclops" and they're completely harmless to the aquarium, and have a life span of up to 3 months.


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[Gillie]

It's food as soon as a fish catches it

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[CoeurSauvage]

Yeah, your fish will probably eat it.


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[ClearVision94]

I don't have any fish, just a few ghost shrimp and I plan on getting more.


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[CoeurSauvage]

Oh, ok. I guess you can enjoy it as a neat, new pet then!


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[Mar23]

It's a water flea.


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