What are these white creatures ?

[Limpc]

Hi all,

Found a number of these creatures crawling around my newly purchased mushroom. When I touched it, it dashes away with lightning speed. Looking at the picture, the white thing is the one I'm referring.

Are these pests ? I've transferred the mushroom to my quarantine tank for the time being.

Need urgent advice on this before my mushroom die.

Limpc

[Limpc]

Picture did not turn up previously ....

Here it is .

Limpc

[Tanzy]

Can't tell, probably some kind of amphipod if it moves fast, like ants.

[Limpc]

Thanks for your reply, Tanzy.

Don't have a good digital camera to show the detail. When they are not disturbed, they keep still on the mushroom.

Would it help if I make a freshwater dip on the mushroom ?

Limpc

[Tanzy]

If you are worried you can give them a dip. Any tank won't miss 3 amphipods, also after the flat worm fiasco, I realised that amphipods are quite freshwater resistant. They are quite harmless anyway.