Bugs In Tank! Any Ideas What They Are?

[star4]

Just finished a water change on my 300l community tank and I discovered tiny bugs floating on the surface, they looked dark brownish and they jumped! really suprised to see them as I thought the fish would have eaten them, just dont know what they could be.

 

[Truck]

Images? Could be larvae.

 

[bae1994]

could they be young pond skaters
pond skater
http/www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/clipart/uk/dk/sci_matter/image_sci_matter005.jpg

 

[star4]

waaaaaayyy to small to photograph (even if I had a camera) the nearest thing I can think of to discribe them as is the red spider mite (see them on walls usually) but these were brownish and were on the surface of the water, and they jumped!!! its making me itch thinking about them.

Hiya Bae definately not pondskaters mate, way too small.

 

[bae1994]

daphnia???

 

[Bridie]

Could be springtails, pretty harmless.

 

[star4]

Definately not daphnia, just looked up springtails not those either, just checked the tank again and they have all dissapeared?? I am wondering if they were under the lip of the tank and got washed in as I was re-filling the tank, fish have eaten them by the look. The nearest thing I can find is some sort of aphid?? I do have a potted plant on top of the tank I wonder if there is something in the soil in the plant and they have taken up residence under the hood of the tank.

 

[england]

I know what you mean, its like jumping small grains of micro brown sugar
I get these in my channa tank,esp in warmer weather!!Ive had these now for four or five years...had no problems with them so wouldnt worry

 

[star4]

Oh thank you Nelly mate, I am having a fruit hear thinking I am going to have to strip all the tanks.

 

[england]

Na wouldnt lose sleep over it, i couldnt say what they are,but nothings ever come from them,no nastys or changing into flys..

 

[flix_cw]

I've had them too, they like to sit on duckweed leaves like a frog on a lilypad.

I really wouldn't worry, just a cool little ecosystem you've got!

 

[england]

I've had them too, they like to sit on duckweed leaves like a frog on a lilypad.

I really wouldn't worry, just a cool little ecosystem you've got!

perfect discription, frog/lilly..fish tank flea/duckweed,