Little White Things on Glass

[ace223]

There's little white things crawing on my glass, what are these things? My cleaner shrimp died too.

 

[michaeltx]

could be anything really the discription is pretty vague 90% of what you will see is part of the micro fauna that you will see more and more of till a preditor of them is added to the tank. nothing to worry about though.
on the shrimp how did you acclimate it and what are your water parameters.
Mike

 

[earlybird]

copepods on your glass. Beneficial algae eaters and your fish will seek them out to eat. What do your keep your specific gravity at? Shrimp need higher levels around 1.024-1.026.

 

[ace223]

my salinty is at 1.026 and the shrimp was hollow when i took it out too.

 

[michaeltx]

may not have died but molted if thats they case it will find a safe place to hide for a few days while the exoskeleton hardens so its not vulnerable anymore.
Mike

 

[ace223]

What fish eat capcodes? i'm new

 

[michaeltx]

all fish will but they may or may not be copepods they could be worms or mysis shrimp or any number of other things.
there are a few fish that eat only or mainly copepods like mandarins or scooters and seahorse all of which are specialized feeders and hard to care for.
Mike

 

[ace223]

how will i know what these things are?

 

[ace223]

what temp. should the water be?

 

[michaeltx]

what do they look like?
as far as what temp I keep my tank 79-80 degrees recomended 76-80 as long as its a steady temperature.
Mike