Is it going to hurt anything? It happens to everyone! Well I have those tiny white things...but some of them I SWEAR are tiny shrimp. Worse still i notice them moving on the fish body!!! I don't think they are tube worms (I have those dot My fish tank had little white "things" moving in it.? Hey my first post. She was glad to give these little guys a home with me rather than tipping them down the drain along with her water-change waste. Some have even began to take on a reddish look to them. hello, i just set up a 90g saltwater fish only tank, and i just noticed today that there is thousands of little white looking bugs swimming/crawling around on my glass and rock. are these things bad? They are so tiny that a few of them surely won’t matter, but if you let things get out of control before long you’ll find that the tank, and the fish, are under constant stress. I can see little fan-shaped tails! In cat bed: Are they wiggling or not? Tiny, White/ Clear balls on fish tank I have one goldfish that i keep in a 10 liter tank. Planaria are tiny white worms that are often noticed on the glass. I have tiny white bugs inside my fish tank? Hello, I have tiny white dots on the glass in my salt water tank. Heres some pics if you know what they are can you please help me identify them? What are they? You should look carefully at the worm however to help distinguish it from the detritus worm to make sure you know which one you have, as these are very different worms. If the specks are indeed hydra, you'll notice they have an elongated body and long tentacles. Something caught my eye in my tank last night, I was checking parameters when I noticed there were hundreds of tiny white hair like things floating around inside my tank. What are those little white dots growing on my aquarium glass? Can anyone tell me what these things are? What are these white specs and how do I get rid of them. Their tentacles often move with the current of your water. Favorite Answer. 2 Posts . They are ultra tiny like a spec but I know it is a bug. Tiny compared to a pencil. They are difficult to scrape off of anything, but particularly live rock. The tank is filled with water but may replace everything again before considerng getting some fish. They are tiny crustaceans and are easily recognized of their jerky vertical "swimming". Planaria are flatworms that live in both saltwater and freshwater, and usually are an indicator that your aquarium is in dire need of a cleaning. Close. and what are they? They have tiny tentacles- 4-5 of them. and they don't look like worms. I've never had much luck keeping fish, but when my sister found some tiny swimming creatures in her fish tank along with her fish, I found those fascinating and wanted to learn more. so heres my problem. I did a full water change the're gone for now... but what were they and how did I get them? 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