BillyJBryant Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I was doing a water change and cleaning one of my beta aquariums and afterwards saw these little tiny red bugs walking the walls of the glass just above the water line. I'm not familiar with these and was hoping someone could help me identify them. The three attached pictures show the bug under 7x zoom from my phone (I don't have a microscope) and at 2x while looking at the side of the tank, the bug is circled in red. I did a bit of research and found that water mites are common in freshwater systems, but I'm not certain that's what these are and even if they are, I have no idea how they got into my tank, this tank has no live plants other than some duckweed and all the decorations are fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 @Biotope Biologist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Appears to be a species of semi aquatic springtails. Despite their name they rarely truly submerge themselves and instead inhabit the tops of leaves on the waters surface. hard to tell from the pics. Could also be an aphid 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJBryant Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Springtail seems to be the common response so far. I'm assuming they are common and thus not harmful to my tanks then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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