It is a damselfly nymph. It probably arrived with live plants. They will
eat small fry. I doubt it would attack adult fish. There probably won't be
more of them. The adult is an air-borne insect that looks just like a small
dragonfly.
Norm Edelen
Portland, Oregon
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Charter" <charter@charter-terminal.com>
To: <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 7:29 PM
Subject: Tank monster - GAH!!!
Can anyone identify this creepy-crawly which I just pulled out of my tank?
http://fisherking.org/tankmonster1.jpg
Here's a blurry picture of the tank monster next to a penny, for size
perspective:
http://fisherking.org/tankmonster2.jpg
Is it dangerous? Where could it possibly have come from? Will there be
more of them? Could this be the reason why one of my rainbowfish appears to
have a bruise on its flank? Do fish even GET bruises?
ICKY!!!
- Erika