hi.i have wee red beasties in my turtle tank.they dont appear to go anywhere near the turtles,just round the edge of the water.ive cleaned bleached the tank (dont worry i rinsed it) but theyve just come back again.when you drain the water off them they move kinda like fleas but i thought water fleas were black and these are red.also theyre much smaller than a pinhead.can anyone tell me what these are and do i need to treat the tank or shall i just leave them as the turtles dont seem to notice them?
thanks

Hi,

Just out of interest, what turtles do you have?

Also, they could be something i ha which were orangy-red and did not affect my fish

All the best, John

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My ArmyRed Knee Tarantula x 1(Sub-Adult)RCF Chile Rose x 1(Juvenile)Chile Flame x 1(Sling)Costa Rican Red x 2(slings)Salmon Pink x 10(nymphs)Red Tegu x 1

In the water, or on the surface?

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Mine were on the surface if it helps

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If they're on the surface it sounds like mites, if they're actually underwater then they would be something else.

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mine were orange things, less than a mm long

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Could be water mites.

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Which are pretty harmless...

They could be small mites, or one of the several species of clam shrimps. Some are tiny, less than 1mm and can be all sorts of mental colours.

If anything, they will eat all the waste in your tank.

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the turtles are something that begins with a c.usefully ive forgotten.they look like red eared sliders but without the red ears and theyre not yellow bellies either.ill post a pic.the wee red beasties seem to hang around the edge of the water and on the walls of the tank if theyre wet.i was feeding the turtles dried gammarus for a while.dyou think there may have been eggs in it thats now hatched maybe?

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cumberland slider.i remembered

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