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brackish water springtails?!

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#1 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 3 2020 - 10:09 AM

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So i was checking up on my brackish water fiddler crab tank, and there are these little tiny springtails running over the driftwood and the sand. are there brackish water springtails, or are these something else?


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#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 3 2020 - 10:27 AM

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They are probably some other type of isopod. I have never heard of a brackish water springtail.   


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#3 Offline Devi - Posted November 3 2020 - 11:34 AM

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Yay, gotta love springtails...  Lol


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#4 Offline ponerinecat - Posted November 3 2020 - 2:23 PM

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They exist, Anurida maritima are a good example of a saltwater springtail.


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