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well according to the link you sent me they look like the Copepod.. Im glad there harmless.. just wondering how they showed up...

I changed my filter cartridge today and noticed Shrimp like creatures living in the filter.... Any thoughts of what theses things are? How did I get them? Are they bad for the tank? This is a fresh water tank.

Tetraodon biocellatus (Figure 8 Puffers)

OK here we go again....... I was at a friend of a friends house and he has had enough of fish tanks... dont know his story but he had 1 puffer fish left and it was either someone took it or it was on its way to the toilet... Now that I have been in this hobby for about 8 months i have become...

Well I got board and didnt want to spend 150 bucks on a stand. So I went to the garage and found some scrap lumber and began building.... overall it cost me 40 bucks and about 6 hours. No plans just wung it... Although I do still have to stain the doors

me too.... i do apprieaciate the help... def seems odd.... and now things are back to normal.. very strange!!!

no driftwood...

I have never tested it until this incident. Its 8.2 at least the day I tested it was. I have city water so I would assume its consistant.. Which leads me to another question.. If im using water that is 8.2 how/why is my PH always 7.4.. hmmmmm

my water changes are every two weeks. I test my water weekly and use the same bucket to transfer water. I would say no on the contamination factor but I guess it could happen. My tank is covered so it would be hard but not impossible.

plastic tree root. about 10in wide by 14 inches high. the plant is a sword. (live)

Yes. I added a new decoration and 1 plant. things have seem to level out and my PH is back to 7.4 and holding. Still not able to find the root cause of the spike. I am wondering if I had something on my arm and when I put in the plant and decor it contaminated my water...