UFT=Unidentified Fishy Thing Please HELP!!

[squidg]

I was catching a few(14 found) of my fry today, after my swordtail gave birth while i was out. Anyway I noticed this clear object with legs, on a closer look it has eyes, n lots of legs about 6 i think.
It was swimming around freely in my tank. Please help me find out what it is. I have attached photos for you to see it.

Any ideas would help me.
oh one more thing, I have black hair growing on my gravel and my only fake plant in the tank, I have called it hair cuz I dont know what it is. and thats what it looks like, its very fine.

 

[littletankbigworld]

Have you brought home any new plants or fish from the local fish store recently?

 

[Sharkee]

The hairy thing is algae. I think you can easily pull those things. check your parameters you may be high on something.

As for that weird looking thing... I'm stumped... some sort of amphibian? **researching**

 

[Sharkee]

I think you have a tadpole. I know wrong shape, but this guy looks like he's in his early stages of metamorphosis. I could be wrong. let's see if anyone comes up with something.*twirlysmi

 

[Flowmsp]

Dragonfly larvae?

 

[squidg]

I bought plants from pet store before xmas, and havent noticed them before.
the hairy stuff I can pull off the plant and stones, so will carry on doing this.

What is a draygonfly larvae?? I will look on google for that cheers.
Its very strange looking, there were two of them, i have one still in a pot, but proberly dead by now. But would like to know what it is.

any more ideas would be great!!

 

[squidg]

just googled that dragonfly larvae, and the pictures look the same as the one i caught.
I didnt think they would live in tanks?!!?
I have killed it now I think.

Thank you for you help. But I will keep my eye out for anymore as they will eat small fish, and I have small swordtail fry born today.

 

[Doomhed]

Dragonfly larvae?

definitely this. A dragonfly prolly got into the pet store you got your plants from and he hitched a ride with your stuff.

 

[Newman]

lol thats sucker looks sorta like my mystery larvae from my 40 gallon:

W/e mine are they are definitely insect larvae and they only eat live plants from which they also make their home. they don't eat fish, but I removed the two buggers that I found in my 40 gal anyway to be safe

However yours is 100% a dragon fly larvae, so its a good thing you removed it

 

[squidg]

I keep looking for more, I found two of them, and got rid of them. Will there be anymore?? If so where will they hide??

Thank you again for letting me know what it is.