Weird water dish happenings

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:21 pm

i saw this in the water dish, does anyone know what it is? it's alive i know that much. it was in the molting tank. weird stuff

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:24 pm

Wow! Idon't know what it is but once we figure it out it's one for the archives. It's a fabulous picture!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:26 pm

why tank you

that is what a 5.1 mps camara will get you!

Scythan · Post by **Scythan** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:26 pm

They look strangely cute. Like little aliens. I'd not like to drink that water, though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:38 pm

i dumped the dish and ran very hot water in it and over the sponge

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:55 pm

Double check with Jedediah, but they look like spring tail larva...and yes a terrific picture of them!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:41 am

LOL Scythan

To be honest, they are a little cute.

I'm not sure what kind of larvae they are, but GREAT PIC!!!!

I think you should definately get rid of that water and CLEAN THAT BOWL!!!

Do you have any live plants in your tank? Also, what kind of substrate do you use? Sometimes, bugs are attracted to FB, especially when it is moist. Maybe you should clean out your tank to be on the safe side.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:09 am

no plants but i use eco-earth so could that have anything in it?

OIF_VET · Post by **OIF_VET** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:55 am

I dont know what they are...Maybe http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
Would Know. I like that site. Of Course Jedediah Might know....
Good Luck..I hope they weren't Beneficial Bugs...those would Help and not Harm.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:15 am

Well, no. It's not that Eco-earth has anything in it, but it attracts bugs because they think it is a good place to lay eggs and if there is food spilled in it, that could attract them also. Do you use regular sand at all?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:52 am

I have the exact same thing going on and posted a similar picture just a week or two ago. We decided they were spring tails as if you watch they will hop (spring) on top of the water. They are beneficial and will help clean your tank.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:27 pm

This was tricky, but I managed to get a magnified image of one of these guys from my water dish. Hopefully people will still say it's a springtail.

Be sure to click on the image to view the full sized image.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:49 pm

well my things looked more like short tiny hairs except they were moving slightly

OIF_VET · Post by **OIF_VET** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:56 pm

Yours look like the same thing that WadeF posted...Except that WadeF's is Magnified

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:57 pm

neovente wrote:well my things looked more like short tiny hairs except they were moving slightly

My bugs are exactly like yours. This is an extreme close up in my picture. From a distance they look like little hairs and you can barely make out their antenni.