Dragon Fly Another New Pic

[pippoodle]

i have had 6 dragon fly hatch in my rio 180 in the last week or so never seen a fully grown nymph though little buggers must have been hiding in the wood

i've had to flush them down the loo cos i got nowhere to keep them and if i let them out they would die of the cold weather , also not sure if they are native to this country
such a shame cos they were really beautiful - the thing is i havent lost any fish cos of them - the only fish i lost was due to a bad water change and a head banging accident so i am confused as to why people say they kill fish - unless they have been munching on the fry

will check the tank tomoz to see if i got the husk of one of the nymphs still and post a pic - didnt take pics of the dragon flies as didnt want them escaping and flying round my front room - 3 yr old daughter hates flying things

new pic latest hatchie

 

[nosoup4you]

They typically won't kill your larger quicker moving fish but fry and any small, slow bottom dwellers are fair game.

 

[three-fingers]

Why does everybody else get the cool pond-critters in their tanks?
Thats so cool, they were probably just earing other hidden invertebrates in the tank.

 

[jourdy288]

Oi, you didn't have to kill them...
You had the better option of buying some fruit flies and a small aquarium with a wire top, or perhaps netting of sorts, that way you could raise them.

 

[pippoodle]

i got nowhere in my flat (small 2 bedroomed ground floor flat) to have another aquarium of any sort
i have 5 tanks , a huge bird cage for my 2 budgies , a dog and 2 kids and i havent got any room left
i would not have killed them if i had a choice but i didnt and seeing as they cant be released outside then this was the best and only option for them

 

[keenonfish]

You do realise Dragonfly Nymphs take anything upto 5 years to develop in our country don't you? (i.e. they survive winters quite well) I think the fact you can't be sure if they were native or not is the legal (and moral) problem but you do get migrants from across the channel every year but obvious can't survive our winter as adult or nymph.
Maybe worth posting before euthinisation next time I know I would have taken them in and acclimatised them to our whether before releasing not sure I would try to raise a long lived species as I would have thought the lack seasons would make quite an impact and result in incorrect emergence.

They are amazing creatures to think they spend so much time underwater only to emerge for a few weeks sad really..

 

[nosoup4you]

will check the tank tomoz to see if i got the husk of one of the nymphs still and post a pic - didnt take pics of the dragon flies as didnt want them escaping and flying round my front room - 3 yr old daughter hates flying things

I gathered from this statement that they had already emerged. Is this not the case?

 

[keenonfish]

will check the tank tomoz to see if i got the husk of one of the nymphs still and post a pic - didnt take pics of the dragon flies as didnt want them escaping and flying round my front room - 3 yr old daughter hates flying things

I gathered from this statement that they had already emerged. Is this not the case?

hmm not sure what to think as the post was edited and that line added... I can't imagine how the dragons emerged without setting up some way for them to climb out...?

 

[three-fingers]

The post was edited the same minute it was posted though, a good 18 hours and 46 mins before you replied .
Just a little mistake, don't worry bout it .

I've heard of dragonflies emerging from tanks before, filter cables/pipes are usually good enough.
I actually go out of my way to look for dragonfly nymphs every week in tanks with plants in them with no luck, it's so unfair that so many people eon here get cool critters in their tanks .

 

[keenonfish]

The post was edited the same minute it was posted though, a good 18 hours and 46 mins before you replied .
Just a little mistake, don't worry bout it .

I've heard of dragonflies emerging from tanks before, filter cables/pipes are usually good enough.
I actually go out of my way to look for dragonfly nymphs every week in tanks with plants in them with no luck, it's so unfair that so many people eon here get cool critters in their tanks .

Yeah not sure whats wrong with me I have not been reading things properly recently... Must be the stress of Christmas

 

[pippoodle]

the dragon flies emerged from their husks either on the top side of the juwel filter (built in) and also on the top of the baby net (minnow fry in there)
next time i see a nymph in the tank - which i hope i dont then i will post if on here and someone can come and get it if they are close enough and raise it in their tank

 

[keenonfish]

the dragon flies emerged from their husks either on the top side of the juwel filter (built in) and also on the top of the baby net (minnow fry in there)
next time i see a nymph in the tank - which i hope i dont then i will post if on here and someone can come and get it if they are close enough and raise it in their tank

Why do you hope not they obviously haven't done any harm! I would love to have known what they were how big were they also did you flush them before the wings hardened?

If you still have the skin (Excuvia I think) then a positive i.d. could still be made. Probably

 

[pippoodle]

i dont know wether they did do any harm cos my shrimp population didnt increase and they could also have eaten baby fish that all

 

[OldMan47]

You are more than welcome to your dragonfly nymphs. I have no use for one in my tanks. I have seen them from a club member's pond and do not want any in my tank. The ones I saw are big enough to eat a 1 cm fry so please keep them to yourself, I don't want them.

 

[pippoodle]

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latest one thats hatched/emerged