Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms & Free fish

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

I had more of these worms, but cleared out a lot of plants a while ago. I'm
not sure if that's the same type of worm in the picture. Not sure it's an
annelid at all. 

I've got two botia striata and big tiger loach I am looking to relocate. He
is very hyper, loves worms, digs a little to make a hole under a log and has
a lot of black dots and faint stripes on his body. 

Susan

-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of matt kaufman
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:56 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: 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 oth!
 er 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 feed!
 ing. 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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