Baby Goldfish????

[Kim]

Does anyone know what these are? They are swimming around in a tote I moved some plants to out of my goldfish pond a few days ago?

 

[Tula]

Could be a dragon fly nymph , but looks pretty tiny. Don't think it's a goldfish fry, looks like an insect.

 

[Kim]

Ok yea i didn't think about that. I've never had baby goldfish so I wasn't sure. Thanks

 

[DutchMuch]

Yea its a dragonfly nympth, can kill small fish.

 

[addy1]

Yea its a dragonfly nympth, can kill small fish.

Population control!

 

[Usman]

Yea its a dragonfly nympth, can kill small fish.

 

[MitchM]

I vote for mosquito larvae.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosquito_larva_20090504.JPG

 

[Tula]

I vote for mosquito larvae.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosquito_larva_20090504.JPG

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I wondered about that too, as it seemed small for a dragon fly nymph.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

It could be mosquito larvae. Easy to tell as they have very distinct movement patterns. They will hang from the water surface by their tail to breathe and when submerged coil and uncoil fairly frequently. If it is sitting still, it could be an insect larvae. If exhibits a swimming motion, it could be a fish larvae.

 

[haver79]

Looks like mosquito larvae to me. Dump them out. lol