Parasites? Beetle? What???

[~Kswords~]

Okay so fishkeeping lately isn't going well for me....I have another situation in hand. Completely different tank...


I have a 20gallon long, has guppies, danios, corydoras in it. Those are the only three breeds. I have a piece of driftwood, and an anchrias growing on the driftwood, I have had this for a few months never had problems with it.

Today I was looking in my tank and I havea feeding tray, that is a styrofoam box with a hard plastic liner so the food stays contained and doesn't float all over the aquarium. I found these (refer to pics below) beetle like things on it this afternoon. they seemed to be eating the food....

Are they dangerous!?!??! Need to know how to treat if I can or how can I get rid of them. I hope their not harmful!!!:help2:

 

[msjinkzd]

GGGGAAAAAAAA! i have no clue, but that sure is freaky!

 

[Squawkbert]

:: Puts on moon suit, runs off in a protective cloud of DDT & Malathion ::

Whatever that is, I'd burn it. Those look like ticks.

 

[satanpie]

yeah dude, def get rid of that

 

[Dangerdoll]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! OMG OMG OMG!!! That is completely freaky!! I would put them in a plastic bag and freeze them..... til you find out what they are... and yes, looks like Ticks to me.

 

[~Kswords~]

Don't look like ticks....
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/dc/zoonosis/tick/images/male_female_da_tick.jpg


i've looked up water beetle, or water scavenger beetle and they seem similar.

 

[sheloudre]

I was in lfs the other day, and saw something very similar in looks on a goldie there. She ran and got gloves to remove this thing - and told me - THAT"S FISH LICE! The fish it was on, was a black moor, no idea how she didn't see it before i did. I would remove that feeder ring of yours, and take to a lfs - see if they can id those bugs. Maybe they've seen it before?

 

[Lupin]

They do look like water boatmen.:22_yikes: I have them in my pond but their population appears to have been completely blown out by my kribs and angels.:rofl: It is possible they may have introduced via pond water.

 

[~Kswords~]

Is it possible to get ticks in the aquarium????

We just did some more research and are thinking it may be some of type of copepod or water flea.....

 

[lovemybarbs]

:22_yikes::22_yikes::22_yikes:

Kill it!!!