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Thread: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

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    What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

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    Many white dots (size like a full stop) keep jumping on the water surface whenever open the tank lid. It jumped like fleas but with a pair of wings.

    Looks they are mild, soft and have no harmfulness to the fish in the tank.

    Who knows?

    Thanks in advance.

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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    Brine shrimp aka boom. It's annoying but harmful. Almost every planted aquarium will have it if you don't mix fish in it

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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    On the surface, jumping? That could be springtails, fish loves them very much
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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    Thanks Penaut and Shaihulud,

    The tank is heavy of fish.

    The white dots are standing on the water surface just like us standing on the ground. They jumped 5cm high and landing anywhere else.

    The size is very tiny and can not be seen the detail by eyes. Sorry i don't have good enough macro lens to take a clear photo. Here is the one:

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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    Hmm.. Seems like some sort of insects?

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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    do u have floadting plants? some floating plant when they rot will have some white insect feeding on them. try remove if have. if not i not sure what is it.
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    Re: What's this ---- white dots jumping on the water surface?

    I get this when i was keeping bettas previously..I suspect it came with the live feed..Frequent WC and a raise in temperature eliminated them for me..hope it helps

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