Two "WHAT is that?" moments

Kelli · 07-11-2012, 09:21 PM

I could use some help. I found both of these things today and have no idea what either one is... and if it's safe to allow it to live.

#1

1/4-1/2 inch, spine-like tail, 6(?) legs on the very front.

#2
Red, round, about the size of the dot on this i -> i

I thought it might be eggs from something, but there are only two male fish in this tank and some ghost shrimp.

Thoughts? Please? I'm kinda weirded out and ready to burn it all down. I hate creepy crawlies.

~Kelli

**antbug** · 07-11-2012, 09:42 PM

the eggs are snail eggs. Do you have any? If not, you soon will

Not sure about #1, but i'd would pull it out. That many legs and it's not a shrimp, can't be good IMO.

Public Alias · 07-11-2012, 10:13 PM

#1 looks a bit like a dragonfly larvae to me

**Complexity** · 07-12-2012, 12:35 AM

I'm thinking #1 is a damselfly larva or nymph. It's close to a dragonfly, but with a longer body.

I agree that #2 looks like it could be snail eggs, but I don't know which kind of snail.

Did you recently add new plants to the tank? If so, where did you get them (from another hobbyist, from a LFS, from the wild)?

fusiongt · 07-12-2012, 05:48 AM

My opinion, kill that thing

pejerrey · 07-12-2012, 06:43 AM

Damselflies larvae have a body like that but with two feather like things at the end of the tail which are their gills.

See if it's harmful, maybe is going to take care of the snails and then morph into a good predator out of your tank.

I have problems with killing just in case

07-11-2012, 10:13 PM	#3
Public Alias Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gliese 581 g Posts: 77	#1 looks a bit like a dragonfly larvae to me __________________ My 20g long

07-12-2012, 12:35 AM	#4
Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	I'm thinking #1 is a damselfly larva or nymph. It's close to a dragonfly, but with a longer body. I agree that #2 looks like it could be snail eggs, but I don't know which kind of snail. Did you recently add new plants to the tank? If so, where did you get them (from another hobbyist, from a LFS, from the wild)? __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

07-12-2012, 05:48 AM	#5
fusiongt Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Menlo Park, Ca Posts: 805	My opinion, kill that thing __________________ 10.5 Gallon Planted Tank

07-12-2012, 06:43 AM	#6
pejerrey Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oakland, California Posts: 1,912	Damselflies larvae have a body like that but with two feather like things at the end of the tail which are their gills. See if it's harmful, maybe is going to take care of the snails and then morph into a good predator out of your tank. I have problems with killing just in case __________________ *A heavily planted shrimp tank is possible!*

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07-11-2012, 09:21 PM	#1
Kelli Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 83	Two "WHAT is that?" moments I could use some help. I found both of these things today and have no idea what either one is... and if it's safe to allow it to live. #1 1/4-1/2 inch, spine-like tail, 6(?) legs on the very front. #2 Red, round, about the size of the dot on this i -> i I thought it might be eggs from something, but there are only two male fish in this tank and some ghost shrimp. Thoughts? Please? I'm kinda weirded out and ready to burn it all down. I hate creepy crawlies. ~Kelli Last edited by lauraleellbp; 07-11-2012 at 09:34 PM.. Reason: language

07-11-2012, 09:42 PM	#2
antbug I kill weeds! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (37/100%) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 1,875	the eggs are snail eggs. Do you have any? If not, you soon will Not sure about #1, but i'd would pull it out. That many legs and it's not a shrimp, can't be good IMO. __________________ ADA mini L - ADA 120p ___________________