What The Beep Is This Growing In My Tank...?

[mikeb]

what the hell is this?

i was cleaing dead plants from my new tank that also has snails.. and this little guy grawled off the plant and on to the tea towel i was using... i shi* my pants!

my tank has no fish in it and has only been running 3 weeks..

latest water results where

ph nitrite nitrate ammonia waterchanges

7.6 1 100 2

 

[bobbicus]

have a look here..........

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=144946

hth!!

 

[D4N]

lol they look funny

 

[Phantom Thief]

Dragonfly nymph, mayhaps?

P.T.

 

[mikeb]

Dragonfly nymph, mayhaps?

P.T.

should i be worried about them? will my fish (when i get them) eat emm..?

 

[Boo]

I actually itched when I saw that- it's totally gross

 

[jessicajersey]

yeah looks like a dragonfly nymph. They will eat tadpoles, small insects and small fish. You're fish will prob b fine unless you got really small fish e.g. fry.

 

[nmonks]

Looks more like a damselfly nymph. The giveaway is the number of "tails". If you look at a damselfly nymph, it has three thread-like tails (actually, gills). Dragonfly nymphs don't. Damselfly nymphs tend to be more common in small garden ponds, whereas dragonfly nymphs tend to prefer large ponds or streams.

Either way, if it's small, let your fish eat it. Yes, they're predators, but they aren't going to do an angelfish any damage. Or maybe keep it as a pet. I've done that, and fed them bloodworms. They're very, very cool. Dragonfly nymphs get big (several inches long) so become really very impressive.

Cheers,

Neale

 

[SiriusStarr]

Eww... I hope I never get those in my tank

 

[jessicajersey]

i dont like it when they get even scarier looking, i saw this big one kill a small newt once!