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Derek1
01-20-15, 06:35 PM
Got the best pictures I could. I put my Garter and King on a Bio-Active setup about 45 days ago and all the sudden I am covered up with these. I planted a Pothos in each one about the same time. And both enclosures have a lot of these. They are about a 1/16" long or smaller.

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv223/Derekmeredith/7AC58443-E537-4FEA-9948-48418F4B15C5_zpsdymppcxl.jpg
http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv223/Derekmeredith/9F55CCF1-C9E1-413D-92A3-72753B0A3839_zpszwrc4bhz.jpg

Derek1
01-20-15, 07:30 PM
Fungus Gnats.

jjhill001
01-25-15, 09:20 PM
Luckily, according to google Fungus Gnats don't bite.

pdomensis
01-26-15, 11:28 AM
You're probably getting these from overwatering or having poor drainage.

Pareeeee
01-26-15, 12:11 PM
Fungus gnats. They are hard to get rid of, I get them from my houseplants.

Derek1
02-04-15, 07:32 PM
Fungus gnats. They are hard to get rid of, I get them from my houseplants.

That's what I thought too. I have a good gravel bottom and drainage I think. But I was probably over watering when I put the house plants in. And sure they came with the plants I bought. I stopped watering completely since my OP and I pretty much have them under control now. I have very few. And the plants and bioactivity seem good.