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Tiny white and brown larvae in saltwater
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:44 pm
by Prplpncher5
So I changed my saltwater bowl yesterday and I wake up this morning to find a large amount of very small white and brown maybe black even larvae they are concentrated in bundles only in my saltwater no bugs on my crabs or their food I'm at a loss right now
Re: Tiny white and brown larvae in saltwater
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:16 pm
by Motörcrab
Hello and welcome to the HCA!
I'm not that good with bugs in the crabitat. My guess is that they are food mites. They live in all our homes undetected. Usually if you get rid of them they come back eventually. Here is a link to our Mites Guide for more information.
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Re: Tiny white and brown larvae in saltwater
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:27 pm
by Prplpncher5
I think they may be the start of a bunch of springtails I changed out both my waters after my crab had a quick run about In it and changed my food just to keep the numbers under control even tho they are supposedly harmless even beneficial
Re: Tiny white and brown larvae in saltwater
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:06 am
by RiNiKy506
Are they very small, like you can see them swimming but they’re tiny? I get some white ones in my water dishes in my baby crab tank. I think someone said they were springtails but hadn’t heard of them being in the saltwater like that. You are right, they won’t hurt anything. Just kind of annoying to see. Lol! Sometimes I see them more than others.
Re: Tiny white and brown larvae in saltwater
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:32 pm
by Prplpncher5
Yeah really small and I would think they wouldn't survive in saltwater for days on end