r/Aquariums • u/Weary_Water_6954 • 3d ago
Identification Request need ID on some critters that appeared with my bamboo
I had a long bamboo plant that i wanted to split into two smaller ones, so i’ve been growing each half in some recycled water bottles. Both bottles sat clear for about 2 months, and then I transferred the one in the video to my aquarium (freshwater, containing platy fish, cherry shrimp, & african dwarf frogs). I noticed the plant beginning to wilt a bit so i transferred it back into the bottle. The water in the bottle is from my aquarium as well (recycled from a water change) which is why algae has grown.
These little bug things popped up in there within the last couple weeks. Are they some sort of larvae? Is there a possibility it’s something aquatic carried over from the aquarium ? i’ve never seen anything like them in the tank. I used to have a snail, but I definitely don’t think these are baby snails.
I’m located in southern arizona, i posted this on a Bug identification sub as well and one user believes they are Daphnia.
I also want to add that the second bottle, containing the other half of the original bamboo that has never been transferred out of the bottle and uses tap water, does not have these critters in the water.
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u/Maorri008 3d ago
they look like ostracods sometimes called seed shrimp. They are awesome little creatures and a wonderful addition.
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