I was breaking a tank down and pulling plants and these are all over some of the plants roots. This tank has hydra and out if the 20-30 shrimp I had I have a sole survivor. Disappointing experience. But any help please as I'd like to transfer these plants to another tank
No and no. I feed black worms but not to this tank, this tank has only ever had some cherry shrimp and a few tiger endlerS in it for the last month or so. The endlerS have been moved and when I started pulling plants this is what I got.
Tubifex, bloodworm in some parts of the world, but not the midge bloodworm which have segmented bodies. Often seen hitchhiking on the roots of aquatic plants.
Looks like those bloodworms who's heads shoot out with pinches like some bizarre earthworm gone terribly wrong that I use to get for Striper fishing.
-Stef*
I believe they are just considered Aquatic Earthworms and I occassionally find them in my tank and almost always around the plant roots. Most likely they are feeding off of any dead/dying roots and leave the live roots alone. Hear is a site that shows them. http://www.nwnature.net/macros/worms.html
Hope that helps!
-Cory
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