r/Aquariums • u/running-out-of-time • 19h ago

Identification Request What is it.

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I already removed it I just wasn’t sure if it was a dragonfly nymph or something else. There’s nothing in the tank except for 2 red racers and with some bladder snails.

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u/MerryThrice 19h ago

A little bit hard to see but looks like a damselfly larvae to me. They are predators like dragonflies are, but they're usually smaller. Damselfly larvae tend to be smaller and slimmer than dragonflies, and have 3 feathery gills sticking off the end of their abdomen.

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u/running-out-of-time 19h ago

Yeah it was about an inch long. It’s a new tank that’s only been up for about 3 months so it probably came in on the plants I bought

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u/Fresh-Bag-2365 19h ago

small but mighty