ID: Lavae?

[sacy]

i saw this in my shrimp tank. will it kill the shrimp and shrimplest? what is it? itz look light green in color.

[uorme99]

hmm looks fimiliar. i think i've encounter it before. but i guess it just go away after 2days.

[Quixotic]

Damselfly nymph, they feed on aquatic animals such as other insects, tadpoles and occasionally fish. Net it out if you do not want your shrimps to end up as food.

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/dragonflies.htm

[sacy]

O_o" how it get in my tank?? will it in feast the tank?

[Quixotic]

How does it get into your tank? The damselfly flew into your house and looked for a place to lay eggs. Your tank is the perfect place.

Eggs turn to nymph and nymph turns to adult damselflies. Read the link I provided on the life cycle.

[sacy]

>.< ok now i try net them out. dont know how many is in my tank >.<

btw. thanks

[Justikanz]

If you bought new plants recently, it could be introduced together with the plants. Then usually, you will have only 1. If you had a damselfly laying eggs in your tank, you might want to look out for more than 1 of the nymphs...

But, just remove them as they hunt quite actively...

[sacy]

O_o. i net 4 out. but still not sure is there any more of them >.<

[ahkarboy]

I had one before. Squashed the little bugger when it was feasting on one of my shrimps

[sacy]

sorry to bring up this again.

if Damselfly lay egg in a tank. how many a Damselfly can lay? 100? 1000?

till today . just now i still can catch the nymph >.<
total catch 6 out liao >.<

[Quixotic]

No idea actually. Could be lots.

If you are still finding nymphs in the tank, maybe you want to consider restarting the tank from fresh and not resuse anything from the old tank. Otherwise, have to be vigilant and fish out any that you see from time to time.

[sacy]

humm. i think i will monitor everyday and look out for it.
Because everyday i sit in front of my shrimp tank for 1hr to see my shrimp.i love my shrimp. and i dont have spare tank to hold my shrimp >.<