Can you please tell me what this is!!
- Thread starter AndyEllard
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O WOW fancy finding that in your tank i would try a
plant and insect forum post a few pics and see what you can come up with
has it made any difference to your tank is your parameters ok?
plant and insect forum post a few pics and see what you can come up with
has it made any difference to your tank is your parameters ok?
wow, must have been brought in with new plants or layed in the water by the insect. Looks like an underwater worm or caterpillar. cheers jk :thumbup:
Thanks for the comments guys, The parameters are all fine. I bought these plants about 10 days ago so must have come in with them. :dk:
I once had a dragon fly larvae in my tank which came in on some plants. At first I noticed a few small guppy fry going missing (yes I had guppies when I first started fishkeeping :whistle: ) till they were all gone and then one day I noticed an adult guppy with an eye missing :cry: and as I put the light on to feed them this ruddy creepy thing flew across the tank. It was over an inch long and had obviously been feasting on my fish :wb:
yours doesn't look like the one I had but ewwwwwwwww all the same I would get it out and inspect the tank for more :yes:
yours doesn't look like the one I had but ewwwwwwwww all the same I would get it out and inspect the tank for more :yes:
Hi all,
Definitely not a Dragonfly nymph, it might be a Caddis (because of the case of plant fragments), but I think it is most likely to be an aquatic moth caterpillar.
I'm pretty sure it won't bother your fish.
Something like a China-mark moth, this is the "Small China-mark", really common in ponds in the UK.
<http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1354>
cheers Darrel
Definitely not a Dragonfly nymph, it might be a Caddis (because of the case of plant fragments), but I think it is most likely to be an aquatic moth caterpillar.
I'm pretty sure it won't bother your fish.
Something like a China-mark moth, this is the "Small China-mark", really common in ponds in the UK.
<http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1354>
cheers Darrel
Thanks Darrel, That does look quite a bit like it (the only difference is that it is a lot lighter in coulor) I have taken it out of the tank anyway).
I might keep it in a container to see what it turns into as I am curious.