What's that bug? How to recognize them

tor16 · 02-19-2008, 07:03 AM

Very nice pictures

Asgard · 03-15-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsmith782

i have a bunch of planaria worms wiggling around in my water in my shrimp tank! from what i gather thre not harmful and the onlyway to kill them is by starvation/manually removing them with a vravel vaccuum?

Planaria can be killed with Flubenazol, it is harmless for fish, shrimps etc.

Timanator · 03-15-2008, 10:28 PM

Found this in my tank. Anyone know what it is?

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-15-08039.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-15-08044.jpg

rain- · 03-15-2008, 10:32 PM

It's a damselfly nymph of some sort. They might try to eat the fish and other aquatic critters, but otherwise they are kind of cool.

lauraleellbp · 03-15-2008, 11:27 PM

x2 on damsel or dragonfly nymph, but no "might"- they WILL kill and eat anything they can get their claws into, you definitely want to get that out of there!

Timanator · 03-17-2008, 02:54 PM

Flushed, thanks for the info!

ZooTycoonMaster · 03-19-2008, 11:34 PM

How can I prevent getting any of the HARMFUL creatures in my tank?

Canadiancray · 03-23-2008, 10:45 PM

You can't unless you want to hermetically seal the tank.

Ryzilla · 03-26-2008, 12:51 PM

we are missing a failry common bug. I think they could be considered an aphid. Those dark brown mites that live mostly right above the substrate and on the plants. They are about .5mm in size to hard for me to photograph at home.

A Hill · 03-26-2008, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryzilla

we are missing a failry common bug. I think they could be considered an aphid. Those dark brown mites that live mostly right above the substrate and on the plants. They are about .5mm in size to hard for me to photograph at home.

Are you sure they're not just brownish springtails?

If you are culturing aphids above your tank the dart frog people might envy you...

-Andrew

lauraleellbp · 03-26-2008, 11:51 PM

Here's Aphids:

Milkweed aphids:

Aphids giving birth:

Ryzilla · 03-27-2008, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Hill

Are you sure they're not just brownish springtails?

If you are culturing aphids above your tank the dart frog people might envy you...

-Andrew

These are brownish mites in the water. Not fast moving at all. They sit stationary and do no damage to plants. I think the are just detrivores

ZooTycoonMaster · 03-27-2008, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

Here's Aphids:
Aphids giving birth:

TMI

But nice pictures! Are they yours or are they from the internet?

BiscuitSlayer · 05-03-2008, 08:24 AM

OK, I have one for you guys.

I recently cleaned my filter out and found what looked like blood worms that were alive in the mechanical filter. No big deal, right?

Tell me how I could get live bloodworms in my filter when I only feed my fish frozen bloodworms.

Can they survive being hard frozen?

fishsandwitch · 05-03-2008, 08:11 PM

Arnt bloodworms mosquito larvae

03-15-2008, 10:32 PM	#49
rain- Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (36/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 714	It's a damselfly nymph of some sort. They might try to eat the fish and other aquatic critters, but otherwise they are kind of cool. __________________ - Satu Eheim Pimp #152

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lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (69/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 22,486	x2 on damsel or dragonfly nymph, but no "might"- they WILL kill and eat anything they can get their claws into, you definitely want to get that out of there! __________________ Geckos galore: Geckos in Tails, and follow Geckos in Tails on Facebook 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank, 46 gal Betta simplex community, 90 gal Low Tech Community, Amazon Fishing; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin

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03-23-2008, 10:45 PM	#53
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03-26-2008, 12:51 PM	#54
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02-19-2008, 07:03 AM	#46
tor16 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2	Very nice pictures

03-15-2008, 10:28 PM	#48
Timanator Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33	Found this in my tank. Anyone know what it is? http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-15-08039.jpg http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-15-08044.jpg

03-17-2008, 02:54 PM	#51
Timanator Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33	Flushed, thanks for the info!

03-26-2008, 11:51 PM	#56
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BiscuitSlayer Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 2,365	OK, I have one for you guys. I recently cleaned my filter out and found what looked like blood worms that were alive in the mechanical filter. No big deal, right? Tell me how I could get live bloodworms in my filter when I only feed my fish frozen bloodworms. Can they survive being hard frozen? __________________ Filstar Pimp #106 29 Gallon Journal - XP2, Dual Aquaticlife link Fixture , Pressurized CO2, DIY Reactor, EI dosing Stand and Canopy Build Journal for a 90 On hold for a while...

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