Something weird in my tank

[senorkevin]

I was just doing a WC when I noticed something in the tank. I thought it was a baby ghost shrimp but my wife doesn't think so. It has 6 legs and I also noticed that they were some worm type things in the old tank water. I will see if I can get a pic of it as it came out then went back into the gravel. Any ideas of what it is or what is happening in my tank?

 

[senorkevin]

Any ideas? Should I be concerned?

 

[venymae]

dragonfly nymph??

 

[venymae]

damselfly nymph looks closer....

 

[senorkevin]

It could be but the body looks different

 

[senorkevin]

Should I be worried? I have some fry in the tank

 

[severum mama]

They will eat fry if they can catch them. If you see any more, I would suggest removing them. These things always give me the willies and I have to make hubs do it. LOL

 

[senorkevin]

How do they get in the tank?

 

[venymae]

Mommy lays the eggs in the water, they can also come in on aquarium plants that were farmed outdoors.

 

[venymae]

If your tank is indoors, and you have no live plants that would be very weird.

 

[venymae]

How do yours get in mama?

 

[severum mama]

Mine have always come in on plants. I've ordered many times directly from plant wholesalers so I know most of them are probably grown outdoors.

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[senorkevin]

Well I have put the fishes into another tank for now and bleaching the gravel etc to kill them all. I think they came with the plant as when I pulled it out there was about 30 on the plant and about another 30 in the gravel