Re: [Killietalk] Identify worm

["Robert Goldstein" <rgoldstein at rjgacarolina_com>]

No image, but it sounds like chironomid (bloodworm) larvae, which are 
insects.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Simolo" <Simolo at chem_chem.rochester.edu>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Identify worm


> Hi Wayne,
>
> I have a green water tank that got a bunch of very thin worms in it.
> They clump just above the water surface on the glass.  When stirred
> up, they swim by rapid serpentine movement.  I would say they might
> have been as much as 1" long.  These worms are slightly orangish in
> color (most noticeable when they are clumped, otherwise they look
> white when they are swimming by themselves).  I have attached a
> microscope image of one (hopefully, it goes through).  Boy, do they
> look very different when you magnify them.  Not sure what they are
> but the fish really like them.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> > Looks for all the world like the vinegar eels I feed some fry, swims
> > in the same serpentine mositon, but it's 3/4" long.
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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