Any one knows where I can find dragonfly or damselfly larvae?

**crayfish_man** · 29th May 2014, 12:24

As the title of my post indicates, I'd just like to inquire about the best locations where one can find dragonfly or damselfly larvae. My crayfish seems to miss eating live food and I want to give him a treat. However, I want to avoid giving him store-bought feeder fish since they carry diseases. On a somewhat related note, tadpoles or frog spawn are other examples of typical crayfish prey and I'd like to get my hands on them as well if possible. Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

**xuan87** · 29th May 2014, 13:48

LOL my old shrimp tank was infested with them, I had to do a major overhaul. I just found 1 huge one in one of my shrimp tanks last week. Irritating pests.

Seen many bugs for sale at LFS but never dragonfly larvae.

**crayfish_man** · 29th May 2014, 22:42

Originally Posted by xuan87

LOL my old shrimp tank was infested with them, I had to do a major overhaul. I just found 1 huge one in one of my shrimp tanks last week. Irritating pests.

Seen many bugs for sale at LFS but never dragonfly larvae.

lol, the next time you have a dragonfly nymph infestation, be sure to let me know. My crayfish will be more than happy to get rid of them for you.

**Tydepool** · 31st Jan 2015, 13:11

Are nymphs dangerous to crayfish? I had a huge infestation in my tank recently and shortly after a molt my beautiful white crayfish melted! Not even kidding! Just melted bit by bit for 2 days and I finally put him down. I thought maybe the nymphs had something to do with it?