Recent content by Minoka

OK.. That's not good. I'm guessing this has happened to you?

I just went on that page and you're right. There are a few ppl with the same exact mites. All black or dark brown and hardly moves. Everyone's having the same issue with nothing that really kills them but possibly copper. Unfortunately copper will kill all my snails and shrimps as well. I will...

I did actually. But I don't think it was from the plants. I think it was from the mystery snails I picked up from a seller about 3 weeks ago. It only took about a week for the mites to infest the tank. You wouldn't happen to have a link to the other posts on the mites would you? I'm going to...

Oh that's good to know they only ate dead plant matter. But doesn't sound promising on getting rid of them.. :( Thanks for sharing your experience with them though. I will keep trying to see if I find anything that will kill them besides purging the whole tank and starting over.

Sounds like we have the same mites. Did you end up just leaving them in your tank? And did they do any damage to your plants? Thinking of just leaving them in if they don't do any harm. It would be a bummer to have to start over. They have invaded 3 of my tanks now and I have a good colony of...

Thanks for the reply, Just searched up water mites and they do look like mites. Not sure what kind of water mites they are though. The ones in my aquarium are very slow moving. You would have to stay there and stare at it for a while to see it move. I also tired several different meds on it by...

Hi, I recently noticed very small black bugs in my aquarium. Looked all over the net, but can't find any info on them. They seem to be eating my plants as well. They are smaller than the grains of sand in my aquarium, so it's very difficult to get a good picture. If anyone knows what they are...