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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i got a big shippment of plants, like cambodia/anarchis/hornwort and stuff like that, and there are alot of bugs in the water, are they nesseary, and how do i get rid of them. b/c i am not a fan of them. there are no fish in any of the plant holding tanks, so i guess they cant get eatten.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	Chris, What kind of bugs are this? Are they tiny? Look at This Post, maybe you are talking about the same thing. Ingo EDIT: And maybe This Link as well. Last edited by LITTLE_FISH at 19-Aug-2005 11:45 Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	in that post water fleas aren't they redish, this thing is white-clear.but moves like a shrimps, but has the body like a bug.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
tek Hobbyist Posts: 93 Kudos: 154 Votes: 26 Registered: 17-Oct-2003	sounds like scuds... http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/slide/scuds.htm http://images.google.com/images?q=scuds&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&c2coff=1&safe=off&sa=N&tab=wi I believe they are harmless, and would make a good meal for any fish that could fit them in their mouths.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	yes, thats them. great. i have captured a colony of them. umm i found it odd, how i saw one crawl out of the water, and come up the sytro box.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	They are indicitive of good water quality, so not only are they free edibles; it means your plants are coming from a healthy enviornment.
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