tiny hopping bugs (w/pic)

phoenix

phoenix

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I have a planted 20g high which has been going for 9 months now. Today when I was feeding my fish I thought i noticed some little bubbles popping on the waters surface. Well as more and more caught my eye I realized that it was really super ting bugs hopping around on the waters surface. It appears as if there may be a dozen or two of these little guys. I would say they are smaller than a pin head. If they are a problem I'd like to get rid of them, otherwise I don't really care. Can anybody tell from this pic what it is I've got?

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wow thats interesting! it might have come from the plants in your tank but its wierd if they just now showed up since ur tank has been running for a while. i guess i would just try to get rid of them lol it kinda does look like an aphid though but that blue thing on its back is strange.
 
mmm if those bugs are just hopping around on the surface not going down into water.. it shouldn't hurt anything. Fish might make a meal out of them if they manage to catch one.
I don't know much of general info about bugs ... yet.
 
congratulations.

you have some weird f'ing bugs. it's kind of cute, and yet. . . i have this feeling that i'll be seeing it in my nightmares sometime soon. . .with sharp teeth. . .
 
lol no rose bushes near the tank.... and yes that bluish part on its back is blue. There were a couple of them on that leaf and the other one was just a solid green looking color. To the naked eye they are just super tiny yellow/green jumping things. I didn't realize how fully featured they were until I pulled out the macro lens.

This pic gives a little more perspective, the leaf is Alternanthera.
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TipStylez said:
holy **** your cam can zoom.
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I second that! WHOAAAA! What cam do you use? or did you have a microscope??
 
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