Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms

["SUSAN WELENOFSKY" <welenofsky@comcast.net>]

I was concerned that they were tapeworms and had a long discussion with
Steev about them. I don't have any problems with my tank. All the fish are
very healthy. I rarely add livestock, and it's been like that for a couple
years. Steev told me they were harmless, and I haven't had any problems in
this tank, and I have four very nice discus that I have raised from
half-dollar size. Now they are as large as my hand and the largest lays
eggs. I would like to know more about them, so maybe we should try and
contact the guy that came up here from Davis University who showed us all
kinds of parasites.

I once had some giant West African Millipedes that had some type of mite
that ran all over them. The millipedes acted as a giant bus. I decided to
remove all their mites, which took quite awhile because they could hide
under the segments and in between their 60+ legs. Well, after that, my male
and female millipede pair became very inactive, whereas before they were
eating fine and even mating (quite weird).

So, if the clock isn't broken, don't fix it, right? Sorry my red worms
grossed you out. I really think their okay. If they weren't, I wouldn't sell
anything from that tank. 

Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of matt kaufman
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 6:20 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms

 
Actually I think they are tubifex, though of the 'giant long stringy
variety'. I've seen them get big before and the worm isn't segmented.
I got some too - Susan did you get some of the Bacopa? That was the only
plant I purchased and the worms were on it. Whoever brought those plants in,
well, thanks for the gift(?). You might want to do some major tank
renovation...



> From: onefish2fish@comcast.net> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Sun, 15
Apr 2007 17:07:41 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms> > Probably
not tubifex then. They resemble black worms (except for color).> Tom> West
Hyblos Creek Drainage> Washington State> ----- Original Message ----- >
From: "SUSAN WELENOFSKY" <welenofsky@comcast.net>> To: "'Greater Seattle
Aquarium Society member chat'" > <gsas-member@thekrib.com>> Sent: Sunday,
April 15, 2007 1:26 PM> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms> > > >I feed
black worms and they're nothing like this worm. It's stringy like> > snot,
and then it's alive and can move, but can't do anything out of > > water,> >
like the blackworms squiggle.> >> > Susan> >> > -----Original Message----->
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com> >
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Tom Watson> > Sent:
Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:19 AM> > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society
member chat> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms> >> > Probably Tubifex
left over from live feeding. If so they are harmless.> > Tom> > West Hyblos
Creek Drainage> > Washington State> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From:
<tgill880@comcast.net>> > To: "GSAS Email List" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>> >
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:55 PM> > Subject: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms>
>> >> >>I bought a bunch of plants at todays auction. I set them in my
isolation> >>tank, and see several plants had red worms in the roots. Could
someone> >>please explain what they are, and if they would be a problem in
my> >>community planted aqaurium?> >>> >> Thanks a bunch.> >>
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