Any Idea What This Creature Is?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:43 pm

I found this in my canister filter this evening. Creepy!

eleontie · Post by **eleontie** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:33 am

resembles a dragon fly larvae.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:27 am

Yep, dragonfly or damselfly... native collecting lately?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:44 am

We did some native collecting in Florida of course.

A dragonfly larvae can live completely under water for a month?

halak · Post by **halak** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 9:14 am

Yes, it can; it's supposed to.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:08 pm

i think they live underwater for several years, thats so kool! they do feed on small fish/inverts so ...maybe just keep it int he canister

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:49 pm

I've had a damselfly and a dragon fly larvae in tanks (diff tanks). The dragonfly larva was much bigger. The damselfly was in a 2.5g and I let it morph into an adult. It was very pretty - iridescent green and blue.

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 7:07 pm

They are aquatic insects in larval form, and voracious predators. Bye bye shrimp and small fish (like fry size).

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:39 pm

ingg wrote:They are aquatic insects in larval form, and voracious predators. Bye bye shrimp and small fish (like fry size).

That would explain the decrease in my shrimp population.

Good thing I flushed it then.

Any Idea What This Creature Is?

Any Idea What This Creature Is?

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