Possible crab mites?
Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 1:25 pm
I recently noticed some tiny white bugs crawling around very quickly on one of my crabs, a PP I have had for over a year now. I managed to capture some of the mites on video (apologies for the low video quality). The link is below and you can see a tiny white bug crawling on the front leg (one of the right) at 7 seconds and one crawling on the back (left) leg at 45 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OJZGPT52Ks
I haven't introduced anything new to the tank for over a year so if it is crab mites, I'm not sure how they got in here. It is possible my one of my crabs brought them in and I just never noticed. I'm really hoping the mites are not parasitic but if they are, I'm willing to get an ISO tank set up and bathe the crabbies. I have had no experience with mites and would appreciate any help with identification. Thanks in advance!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OJZGPT52Ks
I haven't introduced anything new to the tank for over a year so if it is crab mites, I'm not sure how they got in here. It is possible my one of my crabs brought them in and I just never noticed. I'm really hoping the mites are not parasitic but if they are, I'm willing to get an ISO tank set up and bathe the crabbies. I have had no experience with mites and would appreciate any help with identification. Thanks in advance!