weird bug in my tank

[news.charter.net]

Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?

pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/

I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set up
the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.

I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
pictures of it.

Eric

[Jeff Pratt]

news.charter.net wrote:

> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
> pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set
> up
> the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
> around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
> I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
> to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
> attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
> pictures of it.
>
> Eric

Sorry, but I cannot make out anything in the pictures. Stuck inside a pile
of rocks though, brought to mind the caddisfly:

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/slide/caddis.htm

If you put the pictures up at their highest resolution, and circle the
object in question, it helps my monitor-strained eyes pick it out ;-)

Jeff

[Eric V]

I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/

I do not know what happened to the pictures I posted, they were not that bad
before I uploaded them.

Eric
"news.charter.net" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
> pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set
up
> the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
> around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
> I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
> to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
> attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
> pictures of it.
>
> Eric
>
>

[Eric V]

I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/

I do not know what happened to the pictures I posted, they were not that bad
before I uploaded them.

Eric

"news.charter.net" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
> pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set
up
> the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
> around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
> I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
> to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
> attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
> pictures of it.
>
> Eric
>
>

[Victor Martinez]

news.charter.net wrote:
> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?

I had a very similar looking critter in the big tank last year. No idea
what it was, some kind of insect or larvae or something. It eventually
dissappeared, but I did find a dead insect in the canopy a few weeks later.

--
Victor Martinez
Send your spam here:
Email me here:

[Dinky]

"Eric V" > wrote in message
...
> I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>


Is that freshwater?

Looks like a martian invasion.

Way weird, man.

[Eric V]

Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.

I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last addition
was a beta 8 months ago.

This tank has been going for some time now. The fish have been happy enough
to breed. So far my population of white clouds has gone from 8 to 14 and my
albino catfish have gone from 2 to 4. There are a number of ghost shrimp. I
started with 4 and have a bunch now, but with all the crevases its hard to
get an exact number. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
gromie.

I have added a few pictures of my entire tank for thoes who care, as well as
a few more pics of the bug.
pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/

"Dinky" > wrote in message
link.net...
>
> "Eric V" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
> > pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
> >
>
>
> Is that freshwater?
>
> Looks like a martian invasion.
>
> Way weird, man.
>
>

[Paulo]

Really scary....how bit is it?
Are wanna sleep on your house tonite?????

--
Paulo
"Eric V" > wrote in message
...
> Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.
>
> I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last addition
> was a beta 8 months ago.
>
> This tank has been going for some time now. The fish have been happy
enough
> to breed. So far my population of white clouds has gone from 8 to 14 and
my
> albino catfish have gone from 2 to 4. There are a number of ghost shrimp.
I
> started with 4 and have a bunch now, but with all the crevases its hard to
> get an exact number. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
> gromie.
>
> I have added a few pictures of my entire tank for thoes who care, as well
as
> a few more pics of the bug.
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> "Dinky" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> >
> > "Eric V" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
> > > pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
> > >
> >
> >
> > Is that freshwater?
> >
> > Looks like a martian invasion.
> >
> > Way weird, man.
> >
> >
>
>

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: weird bug in my tank
>From: "Eric V"
>Date: 2/3/2004 9:48 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.
>
>I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last addition
>was a beta 8 months ago.

You added a Betta, not a Beta.
FYI...it's pronounced "bet-uh", not "bait-uh".

>. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
>gromie.

Again...this is just so you know. = )
*Plecostomus
*Betta..already told ya that one. = )~
*Gourami

[Charles]

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:49:36 -0800, "news.charter.net"
> wrote:

>Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
>pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
>I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
>pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set up
>the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
>around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
>I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
>to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
>attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
>pictures of it.
>
>Eric
>


Looks like it might be a dragonfly nymph.

Google gives us:

http://images.google.com/images?q=dragonfly+nymph&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en


--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

[TYNK 7]

>I have added a few pictures of my entire tank for thoes who care, as well as
>a few more pics of the bug.
>pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/

Ok...that bug was nasty!
There are many Beetle larvae that live underwater and eat small fish or fry.
I would get that thing out and dispose of it.
Do be careful, as some bite.

[Eric V]

Thank you, my spelling has never been one of my strengths. Looks like I
need to spend some time and fix my spell check.

Eric

"TYNK 7" > wrote in message
...
> >Subject: Re: weird bug in my tank
> >From: "Eric V"
> >Date: 2/3/2004 9:48 PM Central Standard Time
> >Message-id: >
> >
> >Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.
> >
> >I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last
addition
> >was a beta 8 months ago.
>
> You added a Betta, not a Beta.
> FYI...it's pronounced "bet-uh", not "bait-uh".
>
> >. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
> >gromie.
>
> Again...this is just so you know. = )
> *Plecostomus
> *Betta..already told ya that one. = )~
> *Gourami
>

[Eric V]

Thank you, It does look very much like a dragonfly nymph.
http://www.greenandwhite.net/~ktko/f7-0304/fieldtrip%20freshwter/Freshwater%20stream%20species.files/dragonfly_nymph.jpg

Now the question is how in the world did it make it into my tank. I have
not added anything to the tank in almost a year, and I do not have
dragonflies inside my house.

Eric
"Victor Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> news.charter.net wrote:
> > Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> I had a very similar looking critter in the big tank last year. No idea
> what it was, some kind of insect or larvae or something. It eventually
> dissappeared, but I did find a dead insect in the canopy a few weeks
later.
>
> --
> Victor Martinez
> Send your spam here:
> Email me here:

[Eric V]

It is currently about 3/4 inch long, not including its legs.

Eric

"Paulo" > wrote in message
.. .
> Really scary....how bit is it?
> Are wanna sleep on your house tonite?????
>
> --
> Paulo
> "Eric V" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.
> >
> > I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last
addition
> > was a beta 8 months ago.
> >
> > This tank has been going for some time now. The fish have been happy
> enough
> > to breed. So far my population of white clouds has gone from 8 to 14
and
> my
> > albino catfish have gone from 2 to 4. There are a number of ghost
shrimp.
> I
> > started with 4 and have a bunch now, but with all the crevases its hard
to
> > get an exact number. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
> > gromie.
> >
> > I have added a few pictures of my entire tank for thoes who care, as
well
> as
> > a few more pics of the bug.
> > pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
> >
> > "Dinky" > wrote in message
> > link.net...
> > >
> > > "Eric V" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I updated the pictures, and added one with the bug circled.
> > > > pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is that freshwater?
> > >
> > > Looks like a martian invasion.
> > >
> > > Way weird, man.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Trina]

OMG dude! That is one FUGLY green bug. If I saw one of those in my
tank I would freak!!..lol (I am sooo not a leggy bug person, anything
that looks like a spider totally freaks me out!) Hope you identify it!

Trina

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:49:36 -0800, "news.charter.net"
> wrote:

>Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
>pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
>I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
>pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set up
>the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
>around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
>I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
>to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
>attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
>pictures of it.
>
>Eric
>

Trina :)
Yukon, Canada
44gal/tall/pent/fresh
10gal/planted/fresh

[Trina]

On 04 Feb 2004 04:02:37 GMT, (TYNK 7) wrote:

>>Subject: Re: weird bug in my tank
>>From: "Eric V"
>>Date: 2/3/2004 9:48 PM Central Standard Time
>>Message-id: >
>>
>>Yea it is a 55 gallon freshwatter tank.
>>
>>I have not added anything new to the tank in some time. The last addition
>>was a beta 8 months ago.
>
>You added a Betta, not a Beta.
>FYI...it's pronounced "bet-uh", not "bait-uh".
>
>>. I also have a pair of plecosomises, one beta, and a
>>gromie.
>
>Again...this is just so you know. = )
>*Plecostomus
>*Betta..already told ya that one. = )~
>*Gourami

Not plecostomi when more than one? :)
Trina :)
Yukon, Canada
44gal/tall/pent/fresh
10gal/planted/fresh

[MarAzul]

I just have to say.. eeuugh! :) If I remember I'll try to print the best pic
and see what my biology professor thinks..

Mar
------------------------------------------------
"I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that makes
living worthwhile?"

Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."

-Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'
"Eric V" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you, It does look very much like a dragonfly nymph.
>
http://www.greenandwhite.net/~ktko/f7-0304/fieldtrip%20freshwter/Freshwater%20stream%20species.files/dragonfly_nymph.jpg
>
> Now the question is how in the world did it make it into my tank. I have
> not added anything to the tank in almost a year, and I do not have
> dragonflies inside my house.
>
> Eric

[Eric V]

It moved and I was able to get a decent picture of it
http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/Weird%20Bug%20good%20Picture%20Top%20Side.jpg

At this point I am pretty sure it is a dragonfly nymph. I have a friend, who
has taken a bunch of marine biology classes, coming over tomorrow.
Hopefully she can identify it.

Eric

"news.charter.net" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
> pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set
up
> the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
> around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
> I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
> to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
> attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
> pictures of it.
>
> Eric
>
>

[Robyn Rhudy]

Yes, it is definitely a dragonfly nymph. If you have not added any plants
or water from another source in a year, then the dude has been there all
that time. At 3/4 of an inch, it is at least a year old. They start
microscopic and grow quickly and then slowly, living in ponds for years
sometimes before turning into adults. Looking at your tank, I see you
have a nice crop of anacharis. Anacharis is almost always pond-raised and
dragonfly mothers love to lay eggs on it. Your baby dragonfly has been
there since you added the plants. Here is my section on dragonflies
including some nymph photos:

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/insect.htm#dragon

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, news.charter.net wrote:

> Can anyone help me identify what this thing in my tank is?
>
> pictures: http://webpages.charter.net/eric_v/
>
> I recently noticed this bug in my tank. It appears to be stuck inside a
> pile of rocks in the corner of my tank. This bug was not there when I set up
> the tank a little over a year ago. It is definetly alive, as it moves
> around in the small space between the glass and the rocks.
>
> I tried taking some pictures of it, but due to its location it is dificult
> to get any good pictures. Hopefully someone can recognize it it the
> attached pictures. If not, I will try again later to take some better
> pictures of it.
>
> Eric
>
>
>

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[TYNK 7]

>Subject: Re: weird bug in my tank
>From: "Eric V"
>Date: 2/3/2004 10:18 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>It is currently about 3/4 inch long, not including its legs.
>
>Eric

OH MY GOODNESS!
I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep in MY house now!
It looks like analien bug.