RE: Strange creatures

["Raymond Wong" <myapisto@hotmail.com>]

hello everybody,

there's been talk about there 'strange creatures' my question is should i be 
concerned about these 'strange creatures' in my tank (i don't see any) but 
when i do water changes/pruning my tank etc etc should i be concerned about 
these creatures transferring some type of dieases/irritation to my skin 
while my hand is in the tank?

thanks people!

Raymond Wong



>From: "Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium" <bolnathist@gn.apc.org>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: RE: Strange creatures
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 16:35:47 -0000
>
>
> > Jerry
> > I've seen these before and they are planarian.
> >
>Another possible culprit are oligochaete worms. I have seen them
>on numerous occasions in aquaria. They normally indicate an
>abundance of nutrients (excess feeding) when they reach
>noticeable numbers.
>However, if they should turn out to be planarian flatworms I have
>known them to eat fish ova, and I have had problems with their
>mucus rendering food unappealing to fish. This has happened in
>particular while feeding chopped earthworms. In spite of this being
>one of the foods guaranteed to provoke an enthusiatic feeding
>response, once a planarian has crawled over it it will be refused by
>many cichlids.
>
>Pete Liptrot
>Bolton Museum Aquarium
>Le Mans Crescent, Bolton BL1 1SE
>01204 332200
>
>
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