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albatrozz
Sat Mar 08, 2008, 11:30 PM
Found it hanging on my amazon sword
Is it a pest or what?

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii268/albatrozz_photo/discus/P2180152.jpg
revkev
Sun Mar 09, 2008, 12:08 AM
At a guess a dragonfly lave http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/freshwater/dragonfly.htm
ILLUSN
Sun Mar 09, 2008, 12:53 AM
looks like a dragon fly nymph
albatrozz
Mon Mar 10, 2008, 10:44 AM
hmmmm, how did it get in my tank? I don't think i have dragonflys buzzing around my living room :roll:
ILLUSN
Mon Mar 10, 2008, 10:28 PM
LOL you'd be supprised where they turn up :)
Gordon C. Snelling
Sat Mar 22, 2008, 02:05 PM
Actually a "Damselfly " nymph. They are more prone to climbing in and on plants and have a more elongate form than Dragonfly nymphs. That plant was likely from and exposed outdoor pond at some point which would explain the presence of the critter.
vyberman
Thu Apr 10, 2008, 08:53 PM
I Had a load of dragonfly nymphs in my tank when i was first setting it up.
I had finished cycling it and added plants (no discus at that stage, just neons) then i noticed them popping up all over the place.

So I decided to give the cardinals a few days in the puffer tank while my dwarf puffers took a hunting trip in the big tank.

I love watching my puffers hunt, they are tiny but as hard as nails :)

I wasnt sure if they presented a danger to fish or not? The LFS and books seemed to contradict each other.

Can anyone enlighten me on that?