Help! I can't identify these circular, bug looking things that are in my fish tank

[Platy_Babies]

They live in the gravel, and I don't know whether or not to worry about them. Does every freshwater tank have bugs in their gravel?

 

[sthawke1]

noo... lol i have no idea what they are but ill do some research and get back to you about the bugs in a little bit

 

[Platy_Babies]

Any advice?

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[Platy_Babies]

I'm worried that they're parasites

 

[Jay-Stew]

They're not snails are they???

 

[sthawke1]

ok.. after some research, and reading some articles, it may be that a species of Gammara (little roundish things crawling on your substrate)
you should look up gammara species on a search engine to get some more info on them and see if it is actually the bugs in your aquarium

 

[Platy_Babies]

They're not snails............but they could be that gammara thing. They do live in the substrate..........I'll look it up

 

[sthawke1]

or copepods??

 

[Platy_Babies]

Ok. I think I have crustaceans...........

 

[sthawke1]

or daphnia...