What is this in my isopod/springtail culture?

[DooLittleLife]

My fiance freaked out thinking it was mites and threw it away but I want to know what it was for sure. I think it is a fungus but I need real people to evaluate and let me know.

 

[Tarantuland]

fungi

 

[Poonjab]

Your fiancé sounds like a fungi

 

[ccTroi]

the springtails should clean it up soon. how much springtails do you have in the enclosure?

 

[isopodgeek]

Fungis. If you want to dispose of it, don't flush it/ throw it out! You need to freeze it first for three days before you throw it out in your regular trash.

 

[Matts inverts]

Mold or fungus. the spring tails main diet is supposed to be mold so just leave it. Only remove if it gets on every thing and is a serious problem. It also means you might have too much moisture or not enough ventilation.

 

[LizardStudent]

Yep, it's a mycelium, and looks like ones that's not very harmful at all. You can remove it but really it'll bother you a lot more than the isopods and springtails, they won't care. I usually just pinch it out with my fingers, I don't go to any extreme lengths to rid every spore from the container cause it really is not necessary unless you just have some personal hatred for fungus

 

[RoachCoach]

To be fair we aren't getting an HD view that would expose a potential mite problem. If you mean those alien antenna looking things then what everyone else said. it's a fungus. If it is thriving then you enter mite territory. You should have about 100-200 per every cubic foot or so to establish a fungus free environment. Your dude is good for being on the lookout for mites though, for real.