Ben K
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hello. I just bought some fish today to put in my tank to replace some fish that died on me. But I noticed a few critters in my tank.
The first one is a small white speck that seemed to be swimming around. I am pretty sure this is ich, so I dosed my aquarium with Ich treatment and increased the temp.
The second one I am unsure of. At first I thought it was a shelless snail, as I do have a snail problem I am battling. But upon closer inspection I am doubting this. These things range in size from 1mm wide and 5mm long to 1.5mm wide and 10mm long and have a spade like head. They are very thin and are a off-white tan color like this:
(the dab in the center of the image)
I went and tried to kill one, cutting it into half with a sharp pocket knife. The back half remained dead while the half with the head moved about still.
As I watch this, I noticed another, so I cut it into four. Same thing, the head part is still moving. I have seen several of these things. They seem to be crawling around the gravel like a snail.
Any idea what they are or if they are harmless or dangerous to my fish?
The first one is a small white speck that seemed to be swimming around. I am pretty sure this is ich, so I dosed my aquarium with Ich treatment and increased the temp.
The second one I am unsure of. At first I thought it was a shelless snail, as I do have a snail problem I am battling. But upon closer inspection I am doubting this. These things range in size from 1mm wide and 5mm long to 1.5mm wide and 10mm long and have a spade like head. They are very thin and are a off-white tan color like this:
I went and tried to kill one, cutting it into half with a sharp pocket knife. The back half remained dead while the half with the head moved about still.
As I watch this, I noticed another, so I cut it into four. Same thing, the head part is still moving. I have seen several of these things. They seem to be crawling around the gravel like a snail.
Any idea what they are or if they are harmless or dangerous to my fish?