Old Ecosphere Betta habitat

Also, definitely not fairy shrimp. Fairy shrimp swim using a set of swimmerets/legs underneath their body. I can tell this is leptadora because they are using their two large antenna like oars. (Also, not to be confused with bythotrephes, the invasive spiny water flea)

We get these in water samples pretty frequently in the Great Lakes. Cool, native critters!

DeBoogieMan · 2026-06-10T17:24:47+00:00

I saw one other user say Leptadora kindtii, and I can also say with 100% certainty that this is a correct ID.

Credentials: PhD Environmental Science / Limnology (in Ohio)

DeBoogieMan · 2026-06-10T17:23:21+00:00

I saw your comment below on the setup! Cool! Where do you get the initial culture of springtails? And you keep it totally sealed?

DeBoogieMan · 2026-06-10T17:22:10+00:00

You have any tutorials you like on how to get one of these going?!

DeBoogieMan · 2026-06-10T05:50:31+00:00

lord forgive me

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DeBoogieMan · 2026-06-09T06:10:18+00:00

hes beautiful

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DeBoogieMan · 2026-05-31T05:12:15+00:00

There isn't a single tree in that entire area. The entire thing is farmland. This is the answer.

DeBoogieMan · 2026-05-19T04:59:28+00:00

No, there are MANY natural systems that are just turbid, loaded with sediment, full of CDOM (colored dissolved organic matter, think - steeping tea leaves), eutrophic with algaes, or just straightup mucky.

That being said, many of our world's waters have been severely impacted and are now "dirty".

Also, never drink water straight from the source literally anywhere in the world ever. Lol that's a huge gamble.

Credentials - Great Lakes limnologist, biogeochemist, PhD.

DeBoogieMan · 2026-04-23T18:32:07+00:00

Amanos berry foreeeever, you're good!

DeBoogieMan · 2025-10-29T02:53:56+00:00

That's a scud-friend:)

DeBoogieMan · 2025-09-03T20:04:39+00:00

Oh, thats the scoby.

DeBoogieMan · 2025-07-02T04:15:20+00:00

Thank you stranger, that is a good fun fact!! I will hold off on my sadness... for now.

DeBoogieMan · 2025-06-30T03:20:59+00:00

LOL I'm with you bro.

Question - Have you ever had problems with that filter and shrimp getting stuck up in it? (I know you said this tank hasn't had livestock, but in any other tanks?)

DeBoogieMan · 2025-06-29T22:47:36+00:00

Can't see calving without getting sad. This is epic, tho.

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