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Theresa_M        Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004    | I keep a plastic container with water & rocks on a window ledge to grow algae for my otos. Today I noticed there are hundreds of tiny little medium-brown dots, alive & swimming (?), probably the size of a pin point. Any idea what they are? Should I dump the water and start over? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56 |      |
| larry c Hobbyist Posts: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Mar-2004  | SOunds like a larvae of some kind. Other fish may eat them. Wait a few days and see if they continue to grow. |
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003 | I'd guess larva of some kind as well. I'm sure your bettas would love the treat... one of my coworkers has a betta that gets the random squished fruit fly (there's tons of them here) and he attacks them ravenously.  ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~ |
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| Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004 | That's what I figured. I thought about feeding them to my fish but wanted to make sure it was safe. This should be interesting  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56 | |
| larry c Hobbyist Posts: 95 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Mar-2004 | Let us know how it works out,please. Nothing like growing fish food at home for realitively no cost. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56 | |
joe fishy  Fish Addict Posts: 605 Kudos: 1355 Votes: 65 Registered: 21-Apr-2003 | Could they be daphnia? Fish love them! Daphnia are tiny (less than 1 mm) crustaceans which will thrive in green water. Do a search on Google, and you'll find a ton of info. |
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