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Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria



Your info is Worth Loads.   I wonder if corys like them.. I'll bet catfish
larvae, and fingerlings.. I would think corys would be interested...since
they are reported worm lovers...

----- Original Message -----
From: "jake levi" <jlevi_us at yahoo_com>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:08 AM
Subject: 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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