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    So I haven't put springtails in my tank, but there is what appears to be tiny white wood lice living on some driftwood inside...anything to worry about or natural, potential food maybe?


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    Hi,
    In photo #1 I see one springtail or isopod in the center of the photo.
    Off to the left ( very difficult to make out ) I see what might be a * millipede ?
    In photo # 2 --- * same

    either way it's food for darts

    If millipedes ? they look really ugly ( they will climb the class ) but will eventually disappear.

    We will need a closer photo

    How was the wood prepared prior to putting it in the enclosure?

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    Also looks like a Springtail to me, but obviously very difficult to tell from pic.

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    Looks more like a bug egg to me than an actual bug @__@

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    I think they're springtails. The wood was either boiled or baked for a few hours, I'm inclined to think they came on a plant I put in recently, I rinsed it thoroughly but you never know what can get through!

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    Here is a better picture from my DSLR, I don't have a macro lens so this is the best I could do. But I'm like 99% sure they're springtails. They even jump into the water when I go inside the tank.

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    Looks like springtails to me!
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