frogster221

i got some java moss and i quarenteened it just to make sure there wasnt anything bad in it and im glad i did. right when i put it in water a bunch of what looks to be insect larvae came swarming out of it. i cant return it so i want to try and keep it and not just chunk it. could i just put in my tank and let the zebra danios eat them(they are nutritous for fish)? or is there a way to get rid of all of the larvae and possible diseases that might have come with them? thanks for any help.

angelfish220

can you post a pic of the larvea? then maybe I can help

frogster221

no im sorry i cant they are too small for the camera to find them but the look like small dots that move very quickly and some are long and they kinda look like miniature inch worms. could i just rinse out the java moss in the sink?

angelfish220

do they flick around the tank sporatically? are they black or red?

frogster221

they are to small to see a color but they look black and they do go around the tank crazily in short burst

angelfish220

do the long ones bend in the middle to propel themselves?

it sounds like maybe misqueto larvae

frogster221

ya i think thats wat they are. are they anything to worry about and could i go ahaead and put it in my aquarium or should i just chunk it.

angelfish220

what do you have in the aqarium that it is going into?

frogster221

neon tetra, zebra danio, ghost shrimp, whiptail cat, cory cat i also want to putit in an all guppy tank.

angelfish220

I think that basically the larvae will get eaten, but wait for more experianced personas to tell you so, because i'm not sure.

frogster221

how long could the java moss live in a little fish bowl with no light other than natural sunlight

angelfish220

indefinatly....

Java moss supposidally grows better in cool water and I have a huge hunk in a tank with natural light only and it is growing crazy

frogster221

ok then ill wait for somebody who really knows their bugs to come along thanks for the help

frogster221

ok i just found out that the java moss is actually stonewort im not sure if that changes anything