Heres One For You

[AJ-Jelly]

Hi all
As of late I have been finding what I can only call small Dragon flies sitting in the tank! No idea where they have come from. Anyone got any ideas? I have not put any new plants in the tank or anything new.

 

[J4MES]

Are they in the water? Or in the air?

J4MES

 

[xingumike]

Dunno but get an arowana and a video camera man!

 

[AJ-Jelly]

When I open the top they just sit on the filter top and look at me. Seem to stay away from the water.

 

[lljdma06]

Hmmm. If I'm not careful and don't have a lot of current, I have actually had mosquitos lay eggs in my 8g, which is an open top, and in my 36g, which is partly open. Mosquitos are a part of life in Miami, FL during the Summer months. Fortunately, few if any of the larvae survive, they are promptly gobbled up by my tanks' occupants. Cherry barbs can be particularly vicious, and don't get me started on my angelfish in my 36g! They are pure monsters!

Free food for them.

llj

 

[tmack]

Mosquitos is my guess too. They would sort of look like miniature dragon flies.

 

[fishboy619]

a few hatchet fish would take care of the flies, if im correct, they shoot down the flies and gobble them up

 

[tmack]

I know archers could shoot them down. I'm not that familiar with the hatchets,

 

[fishboy619]

i may be thinking of archers then, i did post my last post at 12.57am this morning and wasnt very awake.

 

[tmack]

No problem - I wasn't at all meaning to criticize your answer, as I have no knowledge at all of what hatchets can do. Archers came to my mind so I mentioned it. I really don't consider myself an expert at anything - whenever I assume anything I'm most often wrong!