funny little bugs on my frogbit

pandamonium · 07-10-2012, 08:46 AM

hey everyone,

so i dont know what this thing is. i cant get a picture because they are literally the size of a pin head. all i know is when i dunk the frogbit underwater, these guys float to the surface. the only way i know that they are there is because there is a bend in the natural meniscus of the water. the seem to be able to hop. look almost like fleas ish? so far they arent causing many probelms. i think my fish try to eat them but im not sure. anyideas? i would post pictures but they are tiny!

Bananariot · 07-10-2012, 09:47 AM

oh no plant herpes! I would think fish should be able to take care of these. Maybe they're water fleas....you should check out the water bug thing we have stickied in inverts. But yeah its hard to tell cause those things are so damn small

Bananariot · 07-10-2012, 09:48 AM

I would narrow it down to water fleas, copepods, or seed shrimp based on your description and what's on the list.

jameshill247 · 07-10-2012, 11:10 AM

do they have wings?

i get them too on my floating plants

10gallonplanted · 07-10-2012, 01:39 PM

They are probably spring tails.

pandamonium · 07-10-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananariot

oh no plant herpes! I would think fish should be able to take care of these. Maybe they're water fleas....you should check out the water bug thing we have stickied in inverts. But yeah its hard to tell cause those things are so damn small

I would narrow it down to water fleas, copepods, or seed shrimp based on your description and what's on the list.

ill take a look on the sticky. i didnt know we had one. all i know is they jump a lot and live on my frogbit petals. they are tiny and crawl too. sometimes my rams try to eat them when they fall off the leaves.

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Originally Posted by jameshill247

do they have wings?

i get them too on my floating plants

i dont know if they have wings. i cant see. they can jump pretty high though, maybe using wings?

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Originally Posted by 10gallonplanted

They are probably spring tails.

ok ill take a look at what those look like. these guys are TINY! are they bad in a tank? i dont think they could cause infestation could they?

pandamonium · 07-10-2012, 06:37 PM

springtails i think is what i have

thanks 10gallonplanted!

07-10-2012, 08:46 AM	#1
pandamonium Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,015	funny little bugs on my frogbit hey everyone, so i dont know what this thing is. i cant get a picture because they are literally the size of a pin head. all i know is when i dunk the frogbit underwater, these guys float to the surface. the only way i know that they are there is because there is a bend in the natural meniscus of the water. the seem to be able to hop. look almost like fleas ish? so far they arent causing many probelms. i think my fish try to eat them but im not sure. anyideas? i would post pictures but they are tiny! __________________ SFBAAPS 12G Long Shrimp Tank\|40G Breeder Amazon Biotope DIY ADA Style Stand\|DIY Eheim Jager 150W Inline Heater RAOK Club #72

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Bananariot Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Stony Brook, NY Posts: 2,490	oh no plant herpes! I would think fish should be able to take care of these. Maybe they're water fleas....you should check out the water bug thing we have stickied in inverts. But yeah its hard to tell cause those things are so damn small __________________ A Poor College Student's 12 Gallon Long ~~R.I.P. My College 10 Gallon Exploration x3~~ 12G Rimless Club

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Bananariot Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (23/100%) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Stony Brook, NY Posts: 2,490	I would narrow it down to water fleas, copepods, or seed shrimp based on your description and what's on the list. __________________ A Poor College Student's 12 Gallon Long ~~R.I.P. My College 10 Gallon Exploration x3~~ 12G Rimless Club

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