What the heck is this!?!?!?!?!

[Malachite]

Ok. I have a small one inch long clear looking critter in my tank. I think it slipped in in a plant. It appears to have 6 legs and a long tail that forks at the end. Is this a shrimp of some kind? It looks kind of like a dragonfly with no wings. I'm trying to get a pic now.

Ok. I have attached a pic now. It actually looks like it may have small wing like structures on it's back. I swear it looks like an aquatic dragonfly.

 

[CCchaos04]

Maybe it could be a ghost shrimp

http://www.fish2u.com/scgs.html

 

[Malachite]

Whatever this thing is it sheds. I found a smaller replica skin of it attached to the filter intake.

EDIT:
Well what do you know. It is a dragonfly. A damselfly to be more secific.

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

 

[jujubee]

i dunno what that is. to me it doesn't look like a ghost shrimp though.

 

[Blinky]

That looks like a damselfly nymph to me. You might want to take it out of the tank if you've got small fish - it's predatory.

There are lots of pictures and information at this site

[edit] looks like you just beat me to it - glad you found out what it was [/edit]

 

[Malachite]

That looks like a damselfly nymph to me. You might want to take it out of the tank if you've got small fish - it's predatory.

There are lots of pictures and information at this site

[edit] looks like you just beat me to it - glad you found out what it was [/edit]

I believe you ae exactly right. I posted another link above that really looks like it. Good catch. Now to go try and find the critter again. I always wanted a natural tank but this is rediculous! LOL