Water fleas/Lice

[fishtastics]

so as you know i like to use wild found rocks, sand, and driftwood in my tank. occasionally i find strange bugs in my tank that usually are not harmfull or are easy to kill.  for a while now i've been meaning to post about the water lice/flea's that like to live on the floating driftwood and stay out of the water.

there litte tiny white oval bugs with 2 tiny entenie (sp) on there heads that when placed in water float an jump on the top of the water like fleas.

these little buggers dont bother my fish none and i often find my fish trying to eat them when i try to drown them

they are not bothering me none and are fun to watch jump around. But i must ask if anyone else has had these in there tank.  or know exactly what they are? i have not found any info on web about these guys that live out of the water but a lot about ones that live in the water.

either way my fish dont mind and i dont mind. now i wonder if my future newts will mind :/

[Mersey]

If they are moving across the surface of the water, they sound like cheese skimmers, fungus gnats or even white fly often associated with moist environments.
can you take a picture and post it so we can get a better look at them.
I deal with all kinds of pests on a daily basis as I work in the pest management industry.

[fishtastics]

honestly there too small to photograph they only go on the driftwood and when i dunk the driftwood they jump across the surface to get back to it.

[Darren and/or Sarah]

Look up Springtails, we've had them too, no worries with them.

[fishtastics]

Jan 16, 2015 20:41:57 GMT -5 Darren and/or Sarah said:

Look up Springtails, we've had them too, no worries with them.

yuppers those are them for sure!  gross but cool. i must of woke them up from there hybernation when i boiled the wood and put it in the tank lol! 


glad to here they really are not harmful