Flies on my water

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

Hi I'm looking for an answer for the flies I have on my water. I first noticed one morning that my breeding tank for my green terrors had little flies on the top of the water, there was about 30 at least. I quickly sucked them up with some water changing and thought they were gone. The following morning they were back but only about 10. This has been happening everyday for a week at least and I have since removed all the gravel and rocks! The tank is bare with the fish only. I have read that dosing copper should kill any parasites but I still see them everyday. I'm not sure what to do as none of my other tanks have any and theyre all in the same room. I see all kinds of microscopic life on the glass and in the tank but not sure where these flies are coming from. They look like fruit flies!!! Slightly greenish or clear body and very small like a fruit fly. Anybody know what's going on.???

 

[The boring name]

I have no answer but that's very odd I hope an expert can chime in

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Can you take a picture? As close and as clear as possible. If they are fruit flies they likely came from somewhere else in the house. Bad fruit, garbage, the disposal.

 

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

Ok I did the best I can with the pics and also their are no other signs of these bugs anywhere else in the house. No garbages on that floor and I have searched for anything else that might be a cause but I'm not sure! And also none of my other tanks that are in the same room have any signs of them.??!

 

[Surfer]

Ok I did the best I can with the pics and also their are no other signs of these bugs anywhere else in the house. No garbages on that floor and I have searched for anything else that might be a cause but I'm not sure! And also none of my other tanks that are in the same room have any signs of them.??!

It's small and green. Could be lacewings? (I'm probably wrong)

 

[haleybeth30]

not much help, but doesn't look like fruit fly to me

 

[haleybeth30]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-198059.html
could this forum link help, you've probably searched the web, this person put guppies in to eat the bugs/larvae. They said maybe thats y bugs aren't in the other tanks, because smaller fish eat them, w/c seem to work for another person good luck

 

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

Thanks so much that link was tones of help!!

 

[Surfer]

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-198059.html
could this forum link help, you've probably searched the web, this person put guppies in to eat the bugs/larvae. They said maybe thats y bugs aren't in the other tanks, because smaller fish eat them, w/c seem to work for another person good luck

+1
Thats scary

 

[haleybeth30]

you're welcome

 

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

Here is an update for others info as well I did a 50% water change like I have been doing daily and I decided to clean the filter and just like they said its filled with the larva!!!! Millions of them!!! Everywhere! It's awful soon took a pic and a video I'm soaking in 1/3 bleach/hot water to kill and disinfect. That's definitely where they are all hanging out!! And growing. Hope this can help others !!! Check and clean the filters as well as cleaning entire tank.! Empty out gravel or sand! And do the daily water changes!!! I will also be buying a bunch of guppies to eat any remaining larva and to help quicken the process!!

 

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

Not sure if this will work but here is a link to my video of the larva
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C269135DC40FA58!109&authkey=!AKz9a2R-4hh01H4https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=C269135DC40FA58!109&authkey=!AKz9a2R-4hh01H4

 

[haleybeth30]

the video didn't work on my samsung tab, I'm kind of glad =) I think you've got a good start in getting rid of them gl!

 

[DUPRASAQUARIA]

I wanted to say to everyone that i seem to have done it!! No more flies since the filter cleaning and massive water changes im so happy they are gone!!

 

[haleybeth30]

hooray!

 

[Surfer]

Awesome!