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Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms
So, who brought in the Bacopa? It's where I found them. You probably have this
worm abundant in your tanks.
Hmm... need a clown loach or 3 to deal with them, I think.
> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:36:39 -0700> From: steevward@yahoo.com> To:
> gsas-member@thekrib.com> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms> > I think we
> had some photos in the newsletter a few months back of this type of worm.>
> They appear to be an Annelid. It could be a large Limnodrilus species
> (family> Tubificidae). They don't have much structure that can easily be
> detected with the naked> eye (other than a general worm-like shape).> > Take
> a look at this picture:>
> http://www.wissenschaft-online.de/sixcms/media.php/591/limnodrilus_frei.jpg>
> (cut and Paste link if necessary)> > Steev> > > --- Tom Watson
> <onefish2fish@comcast.net> wrote:> > > If you can get a picture I will be
> able to tell. If they are Tubifex, it is > > quite common for them seek
> refuge in the gravel or plant roots if they > > escape the fish during a live
> feeding. There are always a few that survive > > the drop from the feeder to
> the gravel. They can live for months in an > > aquarium and can be passed to
> other aquariums on the roots of plants. They > > are completely harmless and
> will eventually get eaten by the fish in the > > tank.> > 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 11:59 PM> > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms> > > > > > > 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.> > >>> > > >
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