Little white dots swimming in tank

[ShadowBeast]

I didn't know where to put this topic but since i'm sure these are invertabrates.

There are these little white dots swimming in my tank and they're too small to take a picture of them does does any know what they are? and they don't look like worms.

 

[RazzleFish]

Try this:
http://www.planetinverts.com/what_is_that_bug_in_my_aquarium.html
Anything like what you're seeing?

 

[platytudes]

I have them too, all over my glass where they seem to be feasting on algae. It only happens in my tanks with air filtration only. They are as small as a comma (,) and even a standard magnifying glass won't help me to see them better. Good luck finding out what it is! They are harmless, but annoying...cleaning the glass is all that controls them in my case.

That's a great website, but none of those match what I'm seeing!

Edit: From reading other posts here, seems they are very common in invert tanks....which is what my air powered tanks all are

 

[James0816]

Copepods by the sound of it. Perfectly harmless.

 

[stephcps]

seed shrimp was what someone told me. google it.

 

[pbmax]

I have ostracods in my unfiltered tanks and they vary in color from white to slightly green. They're fun to watch with a magnifying glass

 

[ShadowBeast]

seed shrimp was what someone told me. google it.

These are smaller then seed shrimp.

 

[pbmax]

How big are they?

 

[ShadowBeast]

Try this:
http://www.planetinverts.com/what_is_that_bug_in_my_aquarium.html
Anything like what you're seeing?

I checked on youtube and it seems they're either Copepods or Daphnia and I saw what I assume is a nematode but I put in some dewormer stuff and that dropped down dying.
but anyway is there a way to get rid of the Copepods/Daphnia? luckily I don't have any fish or shrimp in the tank, just plants right now.

 

[ShadowBeast]

How big are they?

Platytudes pretty much hit the nail, about the size of a comma.