RE: leaf prep(sterilization)

["Colin Gorton" <mr_apisto@graffiti.net>]

Yeah, as I mentioned, I wasn't really worried in this case but I still think I'll play it safe next time (tomorrow) after all it doesn't take a lot of effort to boil abit of H2O.
C:-)lin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Liptrot, Pete" <pete.liptrot@bolton.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:40:09 -0000
To: "'apisto@listbox.com'" <apisto@listbox.com>
Subject: RE: leaf prep(sterilization)

> >I don't know hat it was but I just got rid of some sort of worm >(leach?)
> from oak leaves that I collected from a VERY dry site. >It had been in the
> tank for a week or so. I'll certainly be >boiling all my leaves in future. I
> must admit I found it hard to >believe it when I saw it.
> 
> Could have been a terrestrial Flatworm, or a terrestrial Leech.
> Either way, it's very unlikely to be any sort of a problem for the fish. At
> the size you mention it could actually have been an encysted egg or larvae
> amongst the leaves, waiting for Spring, and the warm environment caused
> premature emergence.
> The reason it may not have been eaten is that if it is a Flatworm, their
> mucus is often distateful.
> Pete.
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C:-)lin

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