I am on the Board of NANFA (North American Native Fish Association). I spoke at on of your meetings last year. -- Tom Watson West Hyblos Creek Drainage Washington State -------------- Original message -------------- From: "SUSAN WELENOFSKY" <welenofsky@comcast.net> > Are you Steev's friend and do the Salmon project? > > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Tom Watson > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:30 PM > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms > > No > Tom > West Hyblos Creek Drainage > Washington State > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SUSAN WELENOFSKY" > To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" > > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 7:59 PM > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms > > > > Are you Tom Watson, Dr. Ruhland's friend with the huge solar home? > > > > Susan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > > [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Tom Watson > > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 3:15 PM > > To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat > > Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Red Worms > > > > 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" > > To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" > > > > 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" > >> To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" > >> > >> 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: > >>> To: "GSAS Email List" > >>> 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. 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