Micro White worms & Tinny flies on tank surface?

[Arkangel77]

So I was by my buddies house checking out his set up. I noticed MICRO white worms wiggling on the surface or the water and then I noticed some tiny white flies. It seems the are reproducing on the surface of the tank? Has anyone ever seen this b4? I tried to take a pic but they are too small for cell phone to focus on. How do you get rid of something like that? His Rays are FAT and suppa healthy - he only feeds what they will eat and tank looks clean. Says he services filters often? I just dont know - never saw this B4 myself. What do u guys think?

 

[CANAMONSTER]

There good. They stay in the filter. I have had them for years. Never do any harm.

 

[flukekiller]

That's usually from over feeding.. they are harmless and if he's got any kind of dither fish in the tank they should eat them up

 

[Dieselhybrid]

I got them in a few of my ponds after feeding live black worms. They don't harm the fish, seem to stay on the surface of the water for the most part. I used dimlin last year. I haven't seen them since that treatment.

 

[SHARK13]

Daphnia? Seen them many times in pond setups.

 

[Dieselhybrid]

I'm not sure exactly what they were. I notice them on the walls just above the water line, on the surface. My ponds are indoors, so I'm pretty sure I introduced them with live blackworms that I was feeding a fussy ray.

 

[stingray keeper]

those little buggers are harmless and stay where its really humid being the aquarium so they dont spread through the house which is great! lol

 

[scott s]

Usually from overfeeding in my opinion.

Or from insufficient filtration sometimes. I had the issue before I upgraded my filters... Too many food particles in the water column at the time.

 

[Arkangel77]

thanks for all the replies guys