Newbie here.

[blood4eva69]

Hard to tell from the picture, but aren't those your springtails? They tend to mass on the surface of water and are shiny like that.


You tank looks very nice by the way, good job!

Thank you Brian. well those arent my springtails. The springtails i bought died in the container. Also the ones i bought where white and alittle bigger. These are smaller and darker.

Are these springtails that came with some of the plants?

[UncleChester]

Thank you Brian. well those arent my springtails. The springtails i bought died in the container. Also the ones i bought where white and alittle bigger. These are smaller and darker.

Are these springtails that came with some of the plants?

Too bad about your springtails... but if they look like they kind of teleport around (really fast short jumps), then springtails are what they are and you got some freebies in the end. Did you add anything you gathered from outdoors? It's possible they came from store bought plants too I suppose, can't say I've seen that happen though. They absolutely need moisture and if a potted plant is allowed to dry out any resident springtails will die or vacate the plant in search of water.

I have a tank about the same size as yours and get little micro population booms and busts like you have massing on the water there. Mine are from the parts of my substrate that I collected from the outdoors (partly for the purpose of introducing them).

[blood4eva69]

...if they look like they kind of teleport around (really fast short jumps), then springtails are what they are and you got some freebies in the end. Did you add anything you gathered from outdoors? It's possible they came from store bought plants too I suppose, can't say I've seen that happen though..

They do jump like that... so i guess they are springtails.

I think they came with the moss as i didnt let it dry out... how can i control those burst of spring tails?