discusdan
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Hey all.
I was doing a water change tonight When I noticed a lot of sand like dots all over the aquarium glass, At first I thought it to be nothing more than grit/sand that had somehow managed to get high up on the aquarium glass.
However after closer inspection I could see the things moving!
There must be thousands of them! and they are tiny! a quarter of a mm at most.
After doing a bit of research I think they are collembola (springtails)
I've read that they are harmless to fish and acutally act as food for the fish but I dont like the look of them and I want them gone, If there where just a few I wouldn't mind as much but they are every where!
I cant see them in the water or crawling on any plants, they are mostly floating on the water surface or on the glass above the water line.
Question is where have they come from? I didnt notice them last week and the only thing I've added to the aquarium recently was a couple of new plants, (guess that answers my question?)
Next question is how do i get rid of them? I've read its extremely difficult to completely remove them?
anyone else had them?
this is the best picture i could get.
I was doing a water change tonight When I noticed a lot of sand like dots all over the aquarium glass, At first I thought it to be nothing more than grit/sand that had somehow managed to get high up on the aquarium glass.
However after closer inspection I could see the things moving!
There must be thousands of them! and they are tiny! a quarter of a mm at most.
After doing a bit of research I think they are collembola (springtails)
I've read that they are harmless to fish and acutally act as food for the fish but I dont like the look of them and I want them gone, If there where just a few I wouldn't mind as much but they are every where!
I cant see them in the water or crawling on any plants, they are mostly floating on the water surface or on the glass above the water line.
Question is where have they come from? I didnt notice them last week and the only thing I've added to the aquarium recently was a couple of new plants, (guess that answers my question?)
Next question is how do i get rid of them? I've read its extremely difficult to completely remove them?
anyone else had them?
this is the best picture i could get.