Beetle Hitchhiker In Fw Tank!

[xxBarneyxx]

I have just found a beetle walking around in my Planted FW tank! I'm not too sure what he is. Looks a little like a cricket, six legs, small mouth parts about 1 cm long with a brown striped back.

Can someone please ID him for me and tell me if he is safe or not?

Pictures below, I think he has moulted ad I see some shell there that looks like his (unless there is another one which is dead!). I have taken him out for the moment but if he is a safe critter I will put him back in.

Sorry but going to repost this in another section as well... (not sure where yet though).

I think he came in on some crypts I bought from the LFS last weekend.

 

[AmberMc]

No idea what it is, but one thing is for sure. It's uuuggglllyyy.

 

[xxBarneyxx]

I quite like him. If I knew he was fish/shrimp safe I would have left him in there but at the moment I'm just worried he is the laval form of something that will start snacking on my cherry shrimp or fish

Just hoping that if he is harmful he doesnt have a load of friends in the tank!

 

[cheesy feet]

A larvae of some sort of flying thing I suspect.He will possibly eat your shrimp and could feed of fry, it's what they do in ponds

 

[Suicidal_AZN]

get rid of that bugger it might eat your fish

 

[-germ-]

Appears to be a Clubtail Dragonfly Larva, although i'm by no means 100%.
Try google imaging this?

Always remove anything unrecognisable from your tank.....

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Yeah I looked through loads of pictures of various larva. Couldnt find anything that looks the same. Closest looking was dragonfly larva but even that didnt look exactly the same.

Might put a couple of traps in the tank tomorrow night just to make sure there are no others in there Think I might set this guy up a little home in a jar somewhere and see what he turns into

 

[cheesy feet]

Yeah I looked through loads of pictures of various larva. Couldnt find anything that looks the same. Closest looking was dragonfly larva but even that didnt look exactly the same.

Might put a couple of traps in the tank tomorrow night just to make sure there are no others in there Think I might set this guy up a little home in a jar somewhere and see what he turns into

Probably some sought of bity fly thing, dragonfly larvae are bigger and much longer then that...<<My descriptions are reallllly good

 

[-germ-]

Try this site, an absolute must for adding to favourites, see the clubtail dragonfly larvae.....
http/www.bgsd.k12.wa.us/hml/jr_cam/macro...x.html#flatworm
Thats the closest, but like i say still may not be it