white live or ich

[alexafg]

hi everyone
i see so many small white dots in my fishtank and i can see they all walk on the glass.
i wonder r they ich , can ich walk and swimming? i dont have a good camera to take a pic

[Diztrbd1]

Doesn't sound like Ich to me. Maybe baby snails or Daphnia (cliick for info) A picture might help if you can get a good one

[George]

They are not ich. you won't be able to see them when they are out of fish body (even the stuff you see on fish body is not ich itself. it's a symptom of ich).

[Ursus sapien]

they sound like any one of a dozen common 'microcrusteaceans' found in aquaria, if they hug the glass and other surfaces, they're probably copepods or similar. harmless, and good fish food.

[alexafg]

so are they good or bad for my tank ? it doesnt seems my hermit crabs eat em or fireshrimp . should i magnet them ?

[gklaw]

I don't think they are particularly good or bad but may be a sign of overfeeding? Overfeeding is generally speadking bad

[alexafg]

how do i kill em ?

[gklaw]

Cut back of feeding and a few water changes should fix that ?

[Dietmar]

how do i kill em ?

I would leave them. If they were bad, they would be on your fish, and not on the glass.
Without a pic, I would say they are copepods, harmless algae eaters. If this is true, do what gklaw says, feed less.
Here is a few picks of some good and bad.
Melev's Reef - Visual Identification

[alexafg]

yea they looks like copepods , they move so fast and my tank had ich and my last fish died 2 weeks ago