Faran Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Can anyone identify the beasties in the pic below? The one on the right is the typical worm "planaria" that results from overfeeding, but the one on the left is a new one for me. I was thinking fish lice, but looked it all up and it's not a match. Image is a 5MP macro shot blown up to viewable size. Sorry about lack of detail. Actual size of beasties is approx 1-2mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 The left one is a cyclops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Googled it and cyclops seems to be dead on the money. Seems that they must have survived the freeze and thaw process. Small crustaceans that serve as high quality food for aquarium fish. Live Cyclops are not suitable for fry as they will attack and kill them. They are usually sold in frozen form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 You can't get them as frozen food here, that I've seen. Most likely it was a hitch hiker along with some live food, have you collected anything from ponds or similar? They live in my pond along with my daphnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Yup, a piece of driftwood in my tank came from a pond. I suppose it's free food for anyone that catches them... Since I took that pic last week I've taken the fish off food twice and planaria and cyclops have disappeared (as far as I can see, that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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