I was wondering if the growing population of flies (all the black dots in the background are also flies) in my ecosphere could end up badly.
The ecosphere is a little over two months old, I gathered all the flora inside from around my house and all the fauna in there were accidentally in the plants and the dirt. Everything is growing well, but I’m afraid that the growing population of flies could mess up the oxygen level… what do you guys think?
by LadyLokomotive
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Those are just fungus gnats, totally harmless. I had a bunch for months in some of my terrariums, but then I added springtails and tiny isopods and they completely outcompeted them.
The larvae eat detritus and other dead organic matter, so nothing to worry about.
If you really want to remove some of them, just take the terrarium outside, remove the lid and gently tap on the glass until a bunch of them leave. But it’s not necessary