Help I'D "FLYING DAPHNIA"

[markstrimaran]

Here is a picture.
The white is 1/4" for scale.
They are tiny.
I have another that has wings. They kind of fly 2" at a time. Resemble a flea.

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[markstrimaran]

I have a lot of water critters, that habitat my algae scrubber. I don't have any problems. I want to know their correct names.
So far I have Daphnia, paraciums, tube flex worms, routifers, hydra, and an occasional caddis fly.

 

[predatorkeeper87]

I have a lot of water critters, that habitat my algae scrubber. I don't have any problems. I want to know their correct names.
So far I have Daphnia, paraciums, tube flex worms, routifers, hydra, and an occasional caddis fly.

....are they aquatic? can they swim too? I'd just brush them all into a tank with fry or small fish lol. but as to your question, no clue what they are lol.

 

[markstrimaran]

I think this is the mature adult. 1/16" .
The larvae in the first picture can water skip, 1 inch hop strides for 4" in half a second.

 

[predatorkeeper87]

interesting lol, all this is spawning from your algae scrubber?? that's pretty awesome actually lol.

 

[markstrimaran]

I think they have a , larva worm stage. Like a caddis fly. I use 3 algae scubbers. My water fall scrubber is easiest to observe. It's a microbial zoo.

 

[joe jaskot]

Possibly thrips?

 

[terrorG]

think its time to get a new algae scrubber

 

[markstrimaran]

Possibly thrips?

I think your right. After reading about them. A water adaptation, of a terrestrial bug.
My guess is they were eating green growing moss and algea. In picture will a pile of them. That is my floating feed ring, with specs of un eaten fish food.
They are very effective at water skipping. Any floating algea or food would be easy pickings.

 

[celebrist]

think its time to get a new algae scrubber

Seems more like an indication of a healthy system