What is this guy and is he safe?

[Pimba]

 

[vetteguy53081]

Pics a little blue and fuzzy but I don’t think it’s a reef species but rather some type of bug like a stink bug

 

[Uzidaisies]

It looks like a terrestrial insect similar to an assassin bug. Why it’s underwater idk.

 

[Pimba]

Yeah apologies for the pic quality, that's my phone on full zoom. It looked to me like a fly living in water.

 

[Uzidaisies]

Perhaps a western conifer seed bug. You from Cali?

 

[Pimba]

Perhaps a western conifer seed bug. You from Cali?

no from Australia

 

[Uzidaisies]

It probably landed on the surface and was pushed down by current. Won’t be living for long if it stays in there.

 

[Pimba]

It seems to me like he is used to living under water, eating stuff and moving etc

 

[Uzidaisies]

It seems to me like he is used to living under water, eating stuff and moving etc

That’s odd. Who knows what kind of crazy bugs y’all got over there.haha

 

[Pimba]

The other pic I have. It should be some kind of a bug living under water otherwise I doubt it would look natural like that .

 

[Uzidaisies]

Idk a moth fell in my tank before and was crawling around underwater for a minute.

 

[3429810]

No idea but I agree it does not look like anything I’ve ever seen under water. Bump so maybe someone can help.

 

[N.Sreefer]

+1 on the assassin beetle (possibly an elate ant queen after seeing second pic), some terrestrial insects take a surprising amount of time underwater before drowning. Ants for example can live days without air. They have very simple bodies and don't need as much oxygen as us vertebrates. Most also gain oxygen through osmosis so in a highly oxygenated environment like a reef I wouldn't be surprised if it lives for as long as a week.

** Wings like that insect's have no function underwater

 

[Uzidaisies]

Looks completely different in that photo. What looked like an abdomen before looks like all wing in this one. So I haven’t got a clue anymore.

 

[3429810]

I just found something called the mono lake fly. It’s from Cali so obviously not what your after but you should maybe see if Australia has any weird species of fly that can live underwater.

 

[jgirardnrg]

 

[vetteguy53081]

It’s amazing that so many can’t keep a frag alive under water and this guy happy as a lark ??

 

[kittenbritches]

Time to get out the fly swatter.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Does he move fast around the tank? You can’t net him?

 

[Goaway]

The other pic I have. It should be some kind of a bug living under water otherwise I doubt it would look natural like that .

what looks like a wing I am betting is an air pocket. Wonderful!