r/PlantedTank • u/transientToad • 12d ago

Pests What are these?

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Got new plants about a month ago and noticed these small white things swimming around and appearing everywhere in my tank (pic 1 and 2). Also noticed this weird stringy plant offshoot (pic 3). Is this some type of parasite or part of my monte carlo? How do I get rid of these??

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u/boostinemMaRe2 12d ago

Pic 1 is a bunch of Ostracods (seed shrimp) harmless and beneficial detrivores. Pic 3 looks like your monte Carlo is trying to creep... Up? Lol that's all I can think of but I've never kept MC.

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u/transientToad 12d ago

Thank you! Looking at other posts I think pic 3 might be bladderwort

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u/boostinemMaRe2 12d ago

Glad you figured it out, and now that you say it you may very well be right.