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RE: little fly's in marbled sal tank??

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Posted by: batrachos at Mon Aug 4 10:47:23 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by batrachos ]  
   

That's normal in tanks with moist substrate. The gnats' larvae feed on the fine layer of fungi and bacteria that inevitably grows in that situation. It's nothing to worry about; if they get to be too thick for your preference, just change the substrate.

   

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