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ferny Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 2 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jul-2007	Edited by ferny I think this is the correct section of the forum for this post. We're cleaning out my mums tank right now and I saw this thing shooting across the tank so caught it. As I've no idea what it is I'm not sure if it should go back in or not. We've no idea where it's come from. The only possibility is on one of the plants. I get mine from the same shops and I've not had one of these. It's about and inch long. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/ferny/fish/2e0332a2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/ferny/fish/008da747.jpg www.blueyedmuffin.co.uk - I'll update it, one day...
Posted 19-Sep-2007 15:23
Aqua_D Fingerling Posts: 22 Kudos: 28 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-Sep-2007	Dragonfly larvae for sure. Cool find, but if you have small fish, it's good you got it out of the tank as they are voracious predators. Present: L183, L114, L330, LDA33, L059, L340, L136, L399, Clown, Whip Tail Past: L001, L239, L200, L134, L030, L110, L204, L260, LDA08, L226, Ancistrs sp3 albino as well as calico, L187 (sp2), Common Hypostomus punctatus
Posted 19-Sep-2007 17:20
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Definitely some type of nymph and most are predatory towards small fish. Best to put it in a pond outside and definitely not back in the tank.
Posted 19-Sep-2007 17:34
kantankerousmind Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 34 Votes: 9 Registered: 11-May-2006	...kill it.. no just kindding.. cool i've never seen one before..I wonder how it got there.. do you keep a hood in the tank?
Posted 19-Sep-2007 19:01
ferny Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 2 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jul-2007	Edited by ferny Tank is hooded and in a bedroom away from the window. I've no idea how it got their either. Surely from a plant but there aren't any recent additions to the tank. Thanks for the info. He went in the pond. Well, even if he gets munched at least he's served a purpose, right... www.blueyedmuffin.co.uk - I'll update it, one day...
Posted 19-Sep-2007 20:05
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	I beg to differ that is definantly a mayfly larvae from the order (emphimeroptera). They are still predatory though. they also look like a dragon fly nyph somewhat, but these have gills on the side and 3 tails -Vincent
Posted 20-Sep-2007 02:05


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