Need id: silvery tick like creature?

[smilla4]

I noticed something that looked like an air bubble that was a bit larger than the rest and was moving erratically under the breeder trap I have in my tank. It was trying to get out from underneath and eventually escaped.

On closer look it appeared to be kinda like a tiny silvery tick or perhaps a small spider. I tried to get pictures, but none turned out very well. I think it had 6 legs, judging from the photo. The main body seemed circular and flat.

 

[dkpate]

Eww! I don't know what it is, but I have seen bugs like that crawling around OUSTIDE of my tanks, never inside!

 

[smilla4]

Ever since my last order of plants I've been seeing weird things in my tank. I haven't seen anything like it outside my aquarium either.

 

[dkpate]

Well, I wish you luck in ID'ing it! Maybe MGamer will be on and know what it is, he deals with a lot of plants.
Yayy for Washington!!!

 

[Blueiz]

It looks like a dragonfly larvae, I think.

Heres a link that has some pix, http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/odonatoida.html . Since you can't get a good pic, try looking up images on the web to see if they look like what you have

 

[Afternoon Snack]

Where do you get your plants? Seems like your vendor may be growing them outdoors. We did some invert identification in my ecology class and it does look kinda like a dragonfly larvae, or at least the juvenile stage of some type of fly.

 

[Blueiz]

Forgot to add in my post, you need to remove it from your tank and dispose of it.. It isn't all that uncommon either.

 

[Afternoon Snack]

Really? I would leave it in hopes that it would somehow survive to adulthood. Then you could see what kind of critter it is.

 

[Blueiz]

Yeah, they are predatory and can inflict bites on your livestock.