Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
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matti - Posts: 78
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Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
Just pulled out some copepods for my fry from the 5L infusoria bucket culture and stumbled upon a few of these tiny critters swimming around. Any idea what they are and should I be worried about them affecting my copepod population in that bucket?
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sageSe - Posts: 29
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Re: Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
I'm pretty sure that's a flatworm you've got there. It's possible it's feeding on your copepods, but with just one or a few of them, I wouldn't worry too much about the impact on the population in your bucket.
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matti - Posts: 78
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Re: Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
I had a similar sighting in my 60L a while back, but it was too quick for me to snap a photo. They were buried in the substrate back then. I reckon they must've hitched a ride over in the filter sponge, since that's where the culture originated.
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matti - Posts: 78
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Re: Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
Just caught a couple more. First time doing pipette fishing, but it's kinda fun.
Edit - Threw a light on the bucket and managed to snag six more. Looks like my Infusoria bucket's got a bit of a problem on its hands.
Edit - Threw a light on the bucket and managed to snag six more. Looks like my Infusoria bucket's got a bit of a problem on its hands.
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coltin - Posts: 1015
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Re: Creating an infusoria bucket for aquarium use
Could be either planaria or rhabdocoela, both are flatworms and known to prey on small inverts like copepods.
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matti - Posts: 78
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