Little bugs?

[LittleDuudeIsAGirl]

I noticed some of the pillow moss in my tank had gone brown so i i pushed on it to see if it was holding any water..it was but when i pulled my finger away i noticed very small bugs crawling back into the moss.i imediately pulled the pieces of moss out and thru them away. I noticed just a couple in the cocoa husk..

what are they?

my tank holds two whites.

do i need to clean out all the substrate? will they make my frogs sick?

[Greenlove]

Can you post a picture of the little bugs?

[LittleDuudeIsAGirl]

they are too small..and i dont have a camera that would capture them.

the pics i have up online are from the camera off my computer.

[JimO]

They could be springtails, which are used as food for tiny froglets and are harmless. Were they white? Did they move fast? And, did you notice any of them hopping?

It is hard to tell just from your description.

[John]

I'm with Jim. The possibilities are really spring tails or a free living mite. In either case, nothing to worry about. If you can't photograph them, do you think you could post a drawing of the shape?

[LittleDuudeIsAGirl]

well..they looked kinda dark colored and reminded me of tinyyy fleas.

they didnt jump but they scurried around when i poked the moss then dissappeared.

[JimO]

Sounds like springtails. The most common varieties in the hobby are white, but there are "blue", "black", "pink" varieties as well that look darker.

I googled springtail images and there are a ton. Here's a link to the results http://www.google.com/images?q=sprin...w=1259&bih=843

well..they looked kinda dark colored and reminded me of tinyyy fleas.

they didnt jump but they scurried around when i poked the moss then dissappeared.

[LittleDuudeIsAGirl]

Ok thankyou.

I was really worried. (: That makes me feel alot better.