Help plz! What is this?

[Poppy27]

Found this little critter living in my java fern on driftwood. Anyone know what it might be? Looks like a flea but is too big. Could it be daphnia? I only feed freeze dried.
Or is it a parasite?
Transparent body, looks green in the pic though. And a long thin body with lots of little legs. Apologies for the terrible pic! Had to put it on a spoon to get a decent close up!
Please help! Thanks

 

[Masha]

Difficult to see, but it looks like daphnia to me. I've heard that even the freeze dried kind can still have eggs that can hatch.

 

[pip walters]

Long thin body? Definitely not daphnia then.

Probably some kind of insect larvae - I think the 'legs' will be the nymphs gills. Will most likely be a mayfly nymph or damselfly larvae. Google both and see if any look like your little water monster. Not a problem, although they would eat fish eggs and maybe very young fish larvae

 

[Poppy27]

Thanks for your help