>From reading the old posts on The Krib, they are different. Bloodworms are actually a mosquito larvae of some sort that has shown up in my mosquito larvae buckets. Blackworms, Lumbriculus variegatus, are completely different in their look as well as the fact they don't go through a metamorphic phase like the bloodworms. (I read all that on The Krib as well.) Phil Eaton ----Original Message Follows---- From: "William Vannerson" <William_Vannerson@ama-assn.org> There's been an exhaustive thread on the Killie Talk list about allergies, which I suffer from too, to frozen and freeze-dried bloodworms. But I haven't noticed any ill effect from live black worms. Are they the same or different? Bill Vannerson McHenry, IL http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/william_vannerson ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!