OK, what the hell are these little kritters?

[Fawke]

HI there,

My G/F has some flowers (not bought by myself i may add ) and there are little larvae in the bottom
They act the same as daphnia but look like tiny little worms/insect nymphs twitching in the water.....

Im a bit sceptical about giving it to my fish? As i dont know how they got there?

But if its say, hmmm, mosquito larvae (a similar post in this section got me thinking on this), does that mean i could have them breeding in my tank...

I LOATH MOSQUITO'S!!! I am allergic to there bite....... so any i find i will give to my gouramis - my Pictus especially.....

Does anyone have a similar experience - Weird things in flower vases

 

[Dubby]

Sounds like mosquito larvae Your fish are going to love them.....

 

[SirMinion]

I'd say don't give them to the fish, however tasty they look.

It's a good bet that the flowers have been sprayed with all sorts of pesticides & fertilisers and you don't want that crap getting into your tank.

 

[Phantom Thief]

if they were sprayed with pesticides, how would there be mosquito larvae in there?

P.T.

 

[Incitic]

Better to be safe than sorry, however I've never heard of anything like that.

 

[SirMinion]

if they were sprayed with pesticides, how would there be mosquito larvae in there?

P.T.

I meant fungicides, and aphicides... and mozzies are notorious for breeding resistance to insecticides.

 

[Fawke]

Yea, i dont think im gonna risk it...... il flush em instead (not the fish ) the larvae.....