Help Id A Critter!

[Underwurlde]

Hello,

Whilst vaccing my tank I came across a critter in my tank, so I scooped it out & put it in a jar.

To see a similar image of what it looks like, follow this link, & see the photo posted by soritan:

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=120527

Q) Simply, what is it?!?!?!?

Many thanks

Andy

 

[PaulasPets]

Could be a dragonfly larvae

Paula

 

[Underwurlde]

@Paula, I think you're right!!!!!

Of course, the next question is how the hell did that get into my tank?!?!?!?!



Andy

 

[sylvia]

Sometimes they can come through the tap and they can actualy be quite dangerous to small fish so put it somewhere else (I'd keep it myself - put it in a bowl or something and feed it on live foods). Also, if you use well water or rain water, they are quite common. You can occasionaly get them on plants if the plants were raised outdoors.

 

[timmystood]

Yeah, could well be a dragonfly larvae. Like Sylvia says, you've done the right thing by getting it out! I would look after it! Or mail it to me and i'll feed it to my puffer!! Evil Laugh!!!

 

[Underwurlde]

Hey timmystood,

Your puffer fancy a weeks holiday in the New Forest? While he's staying in the 'Hotel Paradiso' that is my fish tank, he can eat all of the sodding snails that have become very unwelcome residents.

>insert evil cackle of an old bag<

Andy

 

[timmystood]

Hey timmystood,

Your puffer fancy a weeks holiday in the New Forest? While he's staying in the 'Hotel Paradiso' that is my fish tank, he can eat all of the sodding snails that have become very unwelcome residents.

>insert evil cackle of an old bag<

Andy

LOL! Well, if I get him a new reef tank set-up like i'm planning he will constantly be living in hotel paradiso!! LOL!

 

[Underwurlde]

(On the subject of those two idiots who wrote & starred in 'Hotel Paradiso', Ade Edmonson & Rick Mayall):

Me (Conversation @ work on Friday): "....yep, got a couple of series on my PC - Ren & Stimpy, Spongebob, The Office, Black Adder, Bottom.."

Fabio (mate at work): "Oh Gord you didn't like that crap did you, personally, I can't stomach bottom for more than 25 minutes".

The engineering lab then looked like this: