Well, I have figured out without a doubt that my tank contains copepods, as well as what is possibly also planaria.
I'm wondering, how did the copepods/planaria get in there? What should I do about it?
I looked at one of the pods on the glass under a 7x jewellers loupe and was able to determine that they look like this.
the planaria is what I'm most concerned about, because I've read that while they may not harm the fish, they are a sign of bad conditions. I've removed my hornwort which shed just about every needle it had, and I think was causing alot of problems due to all the rotting needles, Also I did 2 water changes yesterday to bring nitrite/nitrate levels (woohoo i think my tank is almost finished cycling... again...) and clean up the big mess of hornwort.
Hopefully this will help with the planaria as well as my bettas month long case of fin rot
So I'm really just looking for some info on the copepods and planaria if anyone has any.
I'm wondering, how did the copepods/planaria get in there? What should I do about it?
I looked at one of the pods on the glass under a 7x jewellers loupe and was able to determine that they look like this.
the planaria is what I'm most concerned about, because I've read that while they may not harm the fish, they are a sign of bad conditions. I've removed my hornwort which shed just about every needle it had, and I think was causing alot of problems due to all the rotting needles, Also I did 2 water changes yesterday to bring nitrite/nitrate levels (woohoo i think my tank is almost finished cycling... again...) and clean up the big mess of hornwort.
Hopefully this will help with the planaria as well as my bettas month long case of fin rot
So I'm really just looking for some info on the copepods and planaria if anyone has any.