white nasty worms (that sound so bad)
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You are so right, mea culpa, thats what I get for watching a movie while reading a site, The site is talking about several fish and the sentence above the line that says how old the killie is when it breeds ends in the word livebearer. They were talking about lyretail mollies there. Totally my fault and I even knew better and just didn't pay attention to what I was writing. OOOPS!
They still like planaria though
They still like planaria though
Just a word of warning,the worms are more of an indication of poor water quality which could be down to a blockage in the filter or mechanical problems in the pumps as well as poor husbandry.We have a religious regime of cleaning and water changes but still have the occasional outbreak usually down even to things like the pump filter being blocked with snail shells.
Thanks everyone
will try water changes more frequently. FYI: The tank was not meant to be a shrimp tank. We got some plants from our LFS and it happened to have some shrimp on it...it started out with a couple this summer, now we have hundreds, literally! We've talked to the owner who we got them from and he swears he only has Amano and wood shrimp. We are assuming they are amano shrimp. The only problem with this is everyone says amano's need brackish water to breed(for the young). We live in Minneapolis and do not use brackish water, the water here is soft. They are growing larger, which I can't wait, so we can be sure they are amanos. They are definately not glass, based on what I've researched, but I could be wrong. Whatever they are they take a while to grow, but multiply like crazy. They are clear with small black markings along their sides, you can tell which ones are females because they carry little black eggs under the belly towards their head. Everyday you can see them reproducing(they are always on top of each other)- no joke! We've tried to take pics but no camera can focus on them well enough to turn out cuz they are so small. Anyways, if anyone has more info about amanos vs. wood or whatever they may be, feel free to pipe in. Like I said the owner says he only has amanos and wood shrimp...
will try water changes more frequently. FYI: The tank was not meant to be a shrimp tank. We got some plants from our LFS and it happened to have some shrimp on it...it started out with a couple this summer, now we have hundreds, literally! We've talked to the owner who we got them from and he swears he only has Amano and wood shrimp. We are assuming they are amano shrimp. The only problem with this is everyone says amano's need brackish water to breed(for the young). We live in Minneapolis and do not use brackish water, the water here is soft. They are growing larger, which I can't wait, so we can be sure they are amanos. They are definately not glass, based on what I've researched, but I could be wrong. Whatever they are they take a while to grow, but multiply like crazy. They are clear with small black markings along their sides, you can tell which ones are females because they carry little black eggs under the belly towards their head. Everyday you can see them reproducing(they are always on top of each other)- no joke! We've tried to take pics but no camera can focus on them well enough to turn out cuz they are so small. Anyways, if anyone has more info about amanos vs. wood or whatever they may be, feel free to pipe in. Like I said the owner says he only has amanos and wood shrimp...Clear small shrimp about 1-1 1/2" long, with black verticle banding? Sounds like korean bumble bee shrimp, If so they are very hardy and can survive freezing winter temps to low 80s, pollution tolerant, sometimes they show up on imported plants and when tiny you just don't see them. I'll look for a picture.
I'm back, found a picture but no genus/species, they called it a Chinese tiger shrimp and it might be a different species than I caught. They don't need brackish water to breed and go directly from eggs to minature adults with no larval stage and get to 3.5 cm long.
I'm back, found a picture but no genus/species, they called it a Chinese tiger shrimp and it might be a different species than I caught. They don't need brackish water to breed and go directly from eggs to minature adults with no larval stage and get to 3.5 cm long.
I have eaten them, they are served live dropped into a bowl of spiced greens and plum wime mixed with lightly salted water and are supposed to be eaten before they stop kicking.
ours are a lighter color and the stripes are not as bold. we've seen the adults at the store and they are more of a maroonish transparent with grey stripes.guppy said:
