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Illness/Sickness: Naughty Little Parasites

Missamyy

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So very recently i've noticed small white specs swimming around the tank. They look very unusual like small fish and can move like hell. They seem to be rather keen on sitting on my 2 Axie's. The Axie's aren't really worried about them at all, both are behaving normally and eating normally.
Water temp : 15 degrees
PH: 6.8-7
KH: 100
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite:0
Amonia: 0

This water has been filtered for 2 weeks prior to adding my axie's and had no parasites before adding them, the tank is a 96L, however they still insist on sitting on eachothers heads in one corner .
To me there is nother to suggest they are unhappy. My plan is to take a sample of water to an aquarium to see if they know what the hell these little kritters are!

Any information and suggestions would be greatly appriciated as i'm very much in love with my little newty's and would hate for something to happen to them :(

Cheers Amy x
 

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Nope they look more like very tiny tiny fish. although, they don't moved like fish they jerk about strangely. Now one of my axie's has 'gone off' as it were and is now very lethargic. :S I can feel my stress levels rising !
 

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You guys are wonderful! I think I just found that on the internet. A sigh of relief :)! There does seem to be a lot of them though is there a way I can reduce the numbers of them ?
 

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Theres not really any reason to get rid of them. They are a sign of a healthy tank. They will likely increase in numbers for a while and then the population will crash and modify itself to the number your tank can support.

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I've had cope pod blooms as well. They don't do any harm. As said before, it just means your tank is healthy :)
 
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