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Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria
Hi Paul,
Look forward to reading it! :) I suppose I need to turn something out
myself and be more "vice-prezzy" like, at least until the next election.
BTW, by saying "debate", I didn't mean an argument, just and exchange of
ideas and opinions based on differing facts and understandings. heheh
Luke
On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Paul Sachs wrote:
> ha ha Luke. I'll be happy to put it all together for a Flier article.
> But there's been no debate, just a thread, and a helpful one to me. And
> your suggestion is great on testing. My plans exactly, but I only have two
> species of fish presently to work with.... and all of them are raised in
> bare bones dish pan Tupperware which is perfect for that kind of test. It
> was extremely nice to learn of other species so quickly, and in such depth!
> My thanks to all replies: Scott, Chip, Kristine, Wally, Jake, and Thomas
> (and any others I may have missed). Any other insights by anyone else
> regarding whether or not planaria are eaten by fish (we keep) are welcome.
>
> SEE:
> http://www.aquaculturestore.com/mediahouse/hatching_table.jpg
> http://www.aquaculturestore.com/mediahouse/hatching_table1.jpg
> (pics of Tupperware tubs of Fat Head larvae, and Cyprinella leedsi - generic
> shots, but for a few general shots around here, look at:
> http://www.aquaculturestore.com/mediahouse/ )
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mcclurg luke e" <mcclurgl at washburn_edu>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:01 PM
> Subject: Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria
>
>
> >
> >
> > A simple test of this whole debate would be to take a clean bowl, add
> > planaria and fish and see what happens. No plants, no rocks or cover of
> > any kind. I suspect that like many other things, species results will
> > vary. Someone give it a try...might make an interesting article for the
> > Flier...hint hint hint.
> >
> > Luke
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Scott Olson wrote:
> >
> > > This has been a very interesting thread to follow, especially in light
> of
> > > the fact that the apistogramma list to which I subscribe has contained
> > > anectodal evidence that planaria are shunned by fish. Some posters have
> > > gone so far as to claim that if planaria touch (slime?) any fish food,
> the
> > > fish will not eat the food.
> > >
> > > It looks like the NFC listers' observations are quite the opposite!
> > >
> > > A new live food staple is born?
> > >
> > > I do have to say that I once had a heavy infestation of tiny white
> (1-2mm)
> > > worms in a tank that contained a pair of apistogramma Nijsenni and their
> > > fry. It appeared to me that the fish and 'worms' happily ignored each
> > > other.
> > >
> > > I wonder if these worms were planaria or something else? I did not
> observe
> > > the diagnostic triangular head on these things, although they were very
> > > small.
> > >
> > > tchau,
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > >
> > >
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