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    Some kind of worm?

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    Saw this in my tank!



    Its some kind of worm which has made a cocoon using leaves. What worm is this? Is it harmful?

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    could it be some insects that happen to have found home in your tank? Esp when our planted tank mostly don't use a cover

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    I believe it preys on little fishes. Dragonfly nymph or something like that. Quite a few of our members had it previously in their tanks.

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    yah, probably some insert found home in your tank. if really what benny said it prey on something, remove it.

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    I don't think dragonfly nymphs make cocoons using leaves.

    Is it worm like? If it is worm like, it is not a dragonfly nymph. Those have look like insects.
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    That's a caddisfly larvae I think. The come out at night mostly. Watch how they eat up your soft leave plants.... I had 5-7 Blyxas when I started before my major rescape, they destroyed all but 3... they are not harmful to fauna but to flora, yes.

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...t=17434&page=6

    Refer to the link, there's a photo of it that I fished out which a fresh blyxa leaf. Total of about 9 to 10 of them I killed... horrible buggers. Just watch at night, you'll end up seeing a leaving bouncing up and down your lawn that's when you know its a caddisfly larvae on the prowl.

    Kill or remove them before they destroy your flora!
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    Oh gosh... I wont be around my tank for the weekend... Hope it dun do too much damage... It actually dont look like the caddisfly larvse from what i search on the net... well... will remove their cocoon and feed them to my platys when I get back..

    Thanks for all the advice!
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    Sounds like a caddisfly larvae - with the leaf cacoon.
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