Weird Silver Ball Things

[archamfr]

yer i was lookign round my tank quick lookign for guppy fry ( its been 4 weeks so am expecting ) any way and i saw these weird lil silver balls moving around.. theres about 5 of em. they look like they got lil antennas and sum tiny legs lol. any ideas. i try get sum pics if i can find camera. all help wanted

 

[geo7x]

sounds like daphnia lol but what they would be doing in your tank i dont know, plus your fish would have eaten them by now, daphnia is often sold in fish shops for food.

 

[archamfr]

wow that was quick reply, thnx aslong as they wont harm ma fish.

and yer how did they get there lol. aint never fed them anythign except a bit of bloodworm, flakes n fry food.

 

[geo7x]

it could have been in with the bloodworm, sometimes in live food you get something you hadnt bargained for lol. please post pics as im nowhere near certain.

edit: heres a pic of daphnia, do they look like this?: http/www.caudata.org/daphnia/images/Daph...magna_small.jpg

 

[archamfr]

umm i just searched google.. it aint daphnia what i got . mine stay at the bottom and crawl along. and arent seethrew, are a solid silver ball, will try get pics soon.

 

[geo7x]

ok, yeah try and post pics, until then i wouldnt worry, they will probably not do harm to your fish.

 

[mikster]

is it cyclops? they are also harmless and your fish should eat them

 

[archamfr]

couldnt get a photo.. there way to small when i zoom in its just a big blur. however i made this ( check my paint skills )
basiclly it like a small grey bit of gravel that moves,:

 

[PlecMama]

Are they legs underneath? if not, could they be baby snails?

 

[mikster]

You sure it isnt cyclops? cyclops