No Tom, they are nothing like blackworms. Blackworms have rings, these are like hose with fluid and cannot support their structure like blackworms can. I can send you picture if you like. Maybe someone through the Salmon project you work with might know what they are? Steev? 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 5:08 PM To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat 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. >> _______________________________________________ >> GSAS-Member mailing list >> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member