Hi all,

I found this bug in my tank tonight. It was inside them stem of some Elodea.
I was watching the tank carefully, looking for signs of pearling (which I
have woohoo!), and I noticed the shadow twitching.
It is a few mm long, yellow with a green line down it. The picture doesn't
show tufts of hairs along its length.
Anyone know what it is???

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipash/

Many thanks

Phil.

"Philip Ash" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I found this bug in my tank tonight. It was inside them stem of some
Elodea.
I was watching the tank carefully, looking for signs of pearling (which I
have woohoo!), and I noticed the shadow twitching.
It is a few mm long, yellow with a green line down it. The picture doesn't
show tufts of hairs along its length.
Anyone know what it is???

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipash/

Many thanks

Phil.



How new is the plant? Could be a catapillar caught in the plant if it wasn't
grown fully submerged at the supplier.

Cheers

Rick

http://www.aqua-maniac.co.uk

"Rick Clark" rick.clarkattiscalidotcodotuk wrote in message
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"Philip Ash" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I found this bug in my tank tonight. It was inside them stem of some
Elodea.
I was watching the tank carefully, looking for signs of pearling (which
I
have woohoo!), and I noticed the shadow twitching.
It is a few mm long, yellow with a green line down it. The picture
doesn't
show tufts of hairs along its length.
Anyone know what it is???

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipash/

Many thanks

Phil.



How new is the plant? Could be a catapillar caught in the plant if it
wasn't
grown fully submerged at the supplier.

Cheers

Rick

http://www.aqua-maniac.co.uk

I bought several bunches about two weeks ago. It was living fully submerged,
and as I say, *inside* a stem.
Very strange.

Phil.

On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 21:38:35 -0000, "Philip Ash"
wrote:

Hi all,

I found this bug in my tank tonight. It was inside them stem of some Elodea.
I was watching the tank carefully, looking for signs of pearling (which I
have woohoo!), and I noticed the shadow twitching.
It is a few mm long, yellow with a green line down it. The picture doesn't
show tufts of hairs along its length.
Anyone know what it is???

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipash/

Many thanks

Phil.



Such things there are

http://www.nature.ca/rideau/b/b5_2-e.html

http://www.bio.utexas.edu/courses/mc...s/closeups.htm

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MENU_AG:Bio...l_with_Insects


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- Charles
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-does not play well with others

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 00:59:06 GMT, Charles
wrote:


Such things there are


Like yoda you speak......



Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua

"Philip Ash" wrote:

I found this bug in my tank tonight. It was inside them stem of some Elodea.
I was watching the tank carefully, looking for signs of pearling (which I
have woohoo!), and I noticed the shadow twitching.
It is a few mm long, yellow with a green line down it. The picture doesn't
show tufts of hairs along its length.
Anyone know what it is???
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philipash/


I'm looking forward to seeing what answers you get, because I found
this exact same thing in my tank. I've got it in a jar now, and weeks
later it's still alive.

I wasn't able to provide nice pictures of it like you did, so I had to
rely on descriptions. Several people told me it sounded like a Caddis
Fly larvae.

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