• You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up

Recent content by oddjob-ding

  1. O

    microscopic mystery animal

    I believe the mystery is now solved :clap: I have very strong reasons to believe these are (fanfare) Chironomidae sp. (commonly know as non biting midge larva or bloodworms) The reason i believe this is because i have suddenly had a huge number or red worm like creatures appear in the tank...
  2. O

    microscopic mystery animal

    I dont think its a leech, tho not sure what fish leech look like, i did at first think it was maybe a fly larva of some sort (live in highlands, midge land) but doesn't look anything like any midge lava i have seen. Certainly no insects hanging around the lid of the tank. I have only found one...
  3. O

    microscopic mystery animal

    Just snails, (many many many snails willing to give away when they are bigger, if anyone wants any), i dont think these things are trematodes a well known parasite of ramshorns tho not sure if this is parasite is common in the UK.
  4. O

    microscopic mystery animal

    it doesn't look anything like this, its translucent, moves like a "CATERPILLAR" not "SNAKE" isn't a flatworm eg Planaria and is thread like not slug like, has no visible eyes its "microscopic" with a x10 magnifying glass it is only just visible! I have seen flat worms swimming next to them there...
  5. O

    microscopic mystery animal

    Hi all Firstly this is my first post as a new member so hello to all. Have seen these mystery animals in my small tank i am using for Ramshorn snails, I noticed them when i was using a 10x magnifying glass to look at some snail eggs. The picture is poor i know but these animals are tiny...
Back
Top