HELP! -What is this creature i found contained by my fish container?
I had a fish tank so i scrubbed and cleaned it including the rocks and seashells beside scorching hot water. Then i put in my 3 fish (Plecostomus, Red & White Ryukin Goldfish and Black Moor Goldfish). This morning when i woke up i looked in my fish cistern and there was a small oval-shaped creature. i quickly removed it and put it contained by another glass fish bowl filled with river. it was now isolated from my fish purely in case it might hurt them. so it is oval-shaped, has be appears to be legs keep in ind this thing is freakishly small and fastish so i cant count them. it is see through (clear) and have multiple dots on it. i can see what appear to be eyes it looks as if it has 4 but that could just be dots on it. It have what im guessing to be a V-shaped mouth and you can see a line on it like its insides or something. please help i dont want it to die and i want to know what it is and what to do next to it . please help me!!
Was it a toddler plecostomus?
Okay so this question interested me.. my little sister who is open-handed of a geek about stuff like this says it may be a "Triop" which have three eyes and fits the description. They are prehistoric but still live today and their eggs can survive on dry land up to 15 years. When they are babies they are clear just resembling the thing in your fishtank.
um i really dont know steal a picture and send it to me so i can help
I expect it was smart to take it out of the tank. That chain inside might be a Horse Hair Worm.Is it PREGNANT! If so, you might have a lot more freakishly small babies! Send a picture in. Hope you the best!
Argulus/fish louse? Common on goldfish or fish kept outside surrounded by ponds-which is also common with breeders.
Click on photo to enlarge:
http://www.petplace.com/fish/argulus-fis...
http://www.tamut.edu/~allard/Biology/pho...
I'm guessing it's some giving of insect larva, or possibly a tiny shrimp.
Is there any way you could post a picture of it, so we could make better guesses?
http://www.appslabs.com.au/images/Daphni...
daphnia?
can you at least put up a picture that might help so we can help ur little fishes :P
Answers: Mmm, it's hard to guess without a picture. Could it be a shrimp? Ghost shrimp are clear as crystal, can have dots on them, and have v-shaped mouths i suppose...something like this?
Ooorrr; smaller amount likely but still possible-a triop? They are more oval shape and sort of fit your description. Not very common though but anything's possible.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billowycoat...
http://fish.orbust.net/images/ghostshrim...
On the other mitt, I'm worried it may be some sort of parasite. You should find a petstore near you that can help you if you deduce this is the case. You'll need to treat your whole reservoir even if you only found one.
