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I supposed you're using a overhead filter.
Does it come with a cover? It is quite strange because water in the filter is not stagnant. Perhaps you can take a photograph of your set up and post it here.
Hi,
I just did a 30% water change of my newly setup aquarium and noticed mosquitos living in my filter! My filter is the one on top of the aquarium where the pump draws water from the tank and put it in the filter. Any way to keep those mosquitos away? I don't want to be a dengue hot spot
I supposed you're using a overhead filter.
Does it come with a cover? It is quite strange because water in the filter is not stagnant. Perhaps you can take a photograph of your set up and post it here.
- eric
any sign of larvaes?? best is have your filter enclosed.
and i used fans to blow my tank water to keep mosquitoes(if any) at bay too.
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unlikely to be mosquitos i think.
do you feed your fish blood worms?
Bllood worms are the larvae of some other insect that looks like a mozzie.
so uneaten blood worms could have travelled to the OHF and comple their life cycle their.
I doubt it mozzie larvies too. I have seen this scenario beore in my mums goldfish tank 's tank top filter before.
My mum hardly clean the filter materials ( sponge) and I have seen some flies emerging from it when I open the cover. I believe they are the larvie of some unknown flies.
Yep, it's the overhead filter.. see pix below
There's a cover and a fan on top but those pesky mosquitos are still having a party inside.
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Do you notice any stagnant water inside the filter? If yes, try to rearrange inside to have a smooth flow of water. Else cover up all holes into it with masking tapes.
Saw the pics. The 2 insects in your first pic look mosquitoe-like to me. May want to cover up any holes in your filter, with those green netting if possible. It shouldn't be covered till it is air tight (or near air tight).
- eric
Hi those insects which you have posted are not mosquitoes. They are midge parents of our bloodworms. They do not take blood but of course not a nice sight to have too. You can eliminate them manually by squashing their larvae or when they just emerge from pupa into the adult form. They do not fly readily as they need some rest (hours) after transforming. The attached is a PDF for mosquitoes, search for midge. Another attachment of a thread in AF has some discussion on it sometime ago and also remedies for it.
http://www.tlch2o.com/courses/MosquitoControl.pdf#search='midge%20false%20mosqui to'
http://www.arofanatics.com/forums/sh...ighlight=midge
Best Regards
YongHua
omg!from bloodworms? I recently fed my fishes with bloodworms (dried one). Could it be from there? Should I stop feeding my fish with bloodworms? I noticed also that two of my cherry barbs developed fin rot after 2 days of feeding bloodworms..now my pleco seems to be sicked
Dried BW are dead so it wouldn't constitute to the breeding. The fact that your fishes are falling sick I believe your water has got some problem. I would recommend you to change water and ensure that it is of gd quality. I've always trusted Hikari products so I don't think it should be the cause unless it's expired.Originally Posted by mmramos
omg!
Best Regards
YongHua
Oh.. my mistake. Could the larvae had hitchhiked on plants?
- eric
Most OHF have a small opening on top . I believe that the adults probably entered and laid the eggs in the filter medium.
Covering up the hole should help.
Mozzies don't lay eggs in running water as the larvae need to surface to breathe air. They run the risk of being washed away.
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