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I put a new piece of cuttelbone in my tank the other day and I let it float at the top of my tank. I looked at it today and it has these tiny bugs all over it. The bugs are also on my duckweed. Are these harmful to my fish?

 

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they kinda look like aphids

 

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could aphids have gotten into my tank and be living in there?

 

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corylover5 said:

could aphids have gotten into my tank and be living in there?

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aphids are normally pests on terrestrial plants, so they can't "live" in your tank.

Can you get a clearer photo? Its hard to see exactly what they are

 

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I'll go get a pic right now

 

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Sorry my camera won't focus on them but I tried to get a few more pics

 

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Okay I think these are just midges. Harmless, they lay eggs in water, fish will eat the larvae happily

 

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Thank you