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Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria

FWIW, my larger killys(adults) like the Fp gardneri
Jos Plateau, Mesaje, and Mamfense dont pay much
attention to them, but the adolescents and fry do. The
Endlers' for sure do.
jake
--- Paul Sachs <deano at aquaculturestore_com> wrote:
> Thanks!
> 
> I read and heard tetras don't like them.  But so far
> on the positive side
> are:
> 
> Killies
> Ciclids (angel fish)
> 
> Paul
> 
> PS - Wally, when your water comes out of the well, I
> bet it's got no
> Oxygen.. likely if anything was growing in it it
> would anaerobic
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jake levi" <jlevi_us at yahoo_com>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:18 AM
> Subject: Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria
> 
> 
> > Interesting coincidence!!
> >
> > I have a little 2 gal octagon I have used for
> > fry(killies) and finally moved them to a couple
> ten
> > gallons. I am shifting tanks around and dropped my
> > species number way down to use some of the tanks
> for
> > culture tanks for salt water. Anyhow, yesterday I
> had
> > got a couple pair of Endlers Livebearers from a
> > wholesaler friend and put them in the 2gal, this
> > morning the planaria are visibly depleted. Add
> anothe
> > species that eats them!
> > jake
> >
> > --- Wally Billingham
> > <wallybillingham at wallybillingham_com> wrote:
> > > Hello again Paul,
> > > Well I keep a little of everything from big
> cichlids
> > > to least killie fish
> > > and everything in between. I have never seen the
> > > planaria in a tank with
> > > fish no matter what they are but everytime I
> empty
> > > one for more than 2 weeks
> > > there they are. I think they come in in my well
> > > water (what a pleasant
> > > thought) good thing the drinking water is R/O
> LOL
> > >
> > > Wally
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Paul Sachs <deano at aquaculturestore_com>
> > > To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:11 PM
> > > Subject: NFC: Re: Re: Planaria
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Wally,
> > > >
> > > > I've got some fathead larvae and some
> Cyprinella
> > > leedsi larvae... I'll put
> > > > some planaria in a cup with some larvae and
> see :)
> > > >
> > > > These are 2 - 3 CM, and definitely easy to
> keep.
> > > So, I'm sure they could
> > > > take over a tank easily.
> > > >
> > > > Remind me what fish you keep Wally?
> > > >
> > > > Paul
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Wally Billingham"
> > > <wallybillingham at wallybillingham_com>
> > > > To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:02 PM
> > > > Subject: NFC: Re: Planaria
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Paul,
> > > > >
> > > > > While I have never seen my fish eat them I
> know
> > > that they must. In my
> > > fish
> > > > > room from time to time I move fish out of
> one
> > > tank and it goes fishless
> > > > for
> > > > > a while. Everytime I do this I begin to see
> > > planaria in the tank on the
> > > > > glass after a few weeks. But I never see
> them in
> > > tanks which have fish?
> > > My
> > > > > theory is that they are always there but the
> > > populations are kept in
> > > check
> > > > > by the fish. When the fish are gone they
> come
> > > out and are not eaten.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Wally
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Paul Sachs
> <deano at aquaculturestore_com>
> > > > > To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:54 AM
> > > > > Subject: NFC: Planaria
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > I'm doing a bit of net research on
> Planaria.
> > > I've got this nice
> > > culture
> > > > > of
> > > > > > them, and I see they are used in many
> study
> > > areas including training,
> > > > and
> > > > > > regeneration, and I've heard from Klaus,
> and
> > > from another friend,
> > > Jorge,
> > > > > who
> > > > > > said they make lousy fish food.  Although
> > > Jorge did say that angel
> > > fish,
> > > > > and
> > > > > > other ciclid babies will eat them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any comments?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul
> > >
> >
> >
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