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    I have found that there are little bugs very very tiny that are living in my fire belly toads tank. They are white in color and are probably as small as small as an ant that is half cut. Currently I have Irish moss and a tropical plant. These animals are on the the Irish moss more often . They living in the lava rocks that I have . Also I see that Fruit Flies seem to be in my tank and also some other bugs that are strange lucking. Why are all these critters in my tank and what are they? Are they harmful to my FBT? ;0


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    I'll try and get a picture of these bugs in a bit.


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    Sounds like spring tails, they are tank cleaners.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    Sounds like spring tails, they are tank cleaners.
    Are you sure ? Springtails hang around plants a lot like the Irish moss?


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    They hang where its moist, pics will def confirm.
    Springtails - YouTube
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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    They hang where its most, pics will def confirm.
    I'll take em when I get em home. The camera is hard to focus since it's so small but I will try


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    Did you check out the video for ID?
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    Do they look like these?
    https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203589094112277&id=1363241107&set =a.1434844115446.2055312.1363241107&source=11&ref= bookmark

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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    They hang where its moist, pics will def confirm.
    Springtails - YouTube
    Great video, Gail!
    https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203589094112277&id=1363241107&set =a.1434844115446.2055312.1363241107&source=11&ref= bookmark

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    Not mine, just one I found on Youtube, thought it would help.
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    Great video, Gail!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heatheranne View Post
    Great video, Gail!
    You know what that might just be it ! They look very similar to the ones in my tank. But how did try get there? I never added them.


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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    Did you check out the video for ID?
    I did but none of the videos I checked showed the detail. You couldn't really see them. I couldn't even take a picture since there so small.


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    I'm guess springtails, consider it a "bonus" in the viv.
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    I've gotten those too before under the froggy hot tub. Thought they were bad, so I cleaned the tank. How do they get there?


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