kenspiroff
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I have a small 1.5 gal tank with a male crown tail betta on my desk. The tank has a small leafy plant (i forgot the name, red something), regular pea gravel substrate, a sponge filter and a heater. The water is kept at 80 degrees and 50% is changed every two weeks. Everything was fine, but i decided to let algae grow on the backside of the tank. I did this because I was planning on bringing his girlfriend (who stays in another tank) in for a romantic weekend of bubblenesting. I figured that the extra algae would make a good snack for the little ones. For six weeks I only scraped the algae off the front of the tank, and let it build up. Then, as I got ready to add her, i noticed that there were small white dots which appeared to be swimming and feeding off the algae in the back of the tank. Closer inspection confirmed that they are little critters. They are whitish opaque, round, and smaller than a BBS. They appear to eat the algae and come out more when the tank light is off. The male does not seem bothered by them and looks healthy. I thought i might have spotted him eating one off the side.
Questions:
1. Does anyone know what the little critters might be?
2. Are they harmful and should the romantic weekend be aborted?
3. If harmful, how do I get rid of them, or if not, can they be a food source for the baby bettas?
Thanks for listening
Questions:
1. Does anyone know what the little critters might be?
2. Are they harmful and should the romantic weekend be aborted?
3. If harmful, how do I get rid of them, or if not, can they be a food source for the baby bettas?
Thanks for listening