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.> > >>> > > > > > >> > > __________________________________________________> Do You Yahoo!?> > > >> > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > >> > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >> > > _______________________________________________> GSAS-Member mailing > > >> > > list> GSAS-Member@thekrib.com> > > >> > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _________________________________________________________________ Take a break and play crossword puzzles - FREE! http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_ wlmemailtaglineapril07 _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member