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NFC: well water

Kewl beans on the plants.  We use well water too, and have to spray it about
2" above the tank level when changing water in fish tanks.   It raises the
O2 level, and subsequently pH drops a tad.  But the idea of pouring the
water unoxygenated into a tank with plants in it might be something for me
to try when I (if ever seems like) I get some in house and save them from
becoming a snail salad.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally Billingham" <wallybillingham at wallybillingham_com>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria


> I don't know about the oxygen but its got quite a bit of CO2. Everytime I
do
> a water change my plants pearl. The ph also shifts higher after the co2 is
> all gone.  It also has lotsa iron. All my plants grow like weeds :-)
>
> Wally
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Sachs <deano at aquaculturestore_com>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: NFC: Re: Re: Re: Planaria
>
>
> > 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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