Small bug on frogbit

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NixUltra

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I got frogbit plants from a local fish keeper. 1 week After putting them in my tank, I noticed small tick like bugs on top of the frogbits. They have spread to every frogbit and Lilly pad I have in the aquarium! I asked the person who gave it to me and he said he grows those frogbits in a outdoor pond and he thought it was dirt....
Does anyone know what they are?
How do I get rid of them with out hurting my freshwater fish or live plants?
 

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I got frogbit plants from a local fish keeper. 1 week After putting them in my tank, I noticed small tick like bugs on top of the frogbits. They have spread to every frogbit and Lilly pad I have in the aquarium! I asked the person who gave it to me and he said he grows those frogbits in a outdoor pond and he thought it was dirt....
Does anyone know what they are?
How do I get rid of them with out hurting my freshwater fish or live plants?
They look like little springtails to me

If you want rid of them then I suggest a hot hair dryer blasted into the top of the tank
 
yeah maybe a good idea to take out all the frogbit and give it a good rinsing under some warm water, to knock the bugs off.
 

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