Insect Direct Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Found these in one of my dirty troughs, i thought these were tubifex but some are getting bigger than i thought tubifex got to and sorta look striped like tiger worms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Not sure, but I think tubifex are white.... I have seen those guys before, just not sure what they are. Definitely an aquatic critter, definitely not earthworms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteS Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I would go with some form of tubifex or close relative. Tubifex are normally red like the ones in your photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 ah ok. I guess the tiny white threads sticking out of tubes in my mudfish tank could be coloured, just hard to see from the peat tannins.... Need to learn my aquatic inverts.... BTW Mincie, I love your sig line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 cool thanks, i always thought they're tubifex but when scooping some out today i noticed some atleast 3inch long BTW Mincie, I love your sig line! i said the exact same thing to some one else on another forum just recently, then i swiped it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteS Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Stella, I must have a closer look at those worms in your mudfish tank they could be a form of tubifex. Some interesting links: http://tinyurl.com/6zgdy8 http://tinyurl.com/6x6adr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Tubifex. Used to be worth $1 / lb, now probably worth more than gold. Thankyou enviromentalists for cleaning up the discharges to the rivers. I had fish that had lived on very little else for many generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunaty Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Definitly tubifex, we used to sell that in the petshop just be carefull not to feed to much of it because they can get harmfull to fish when not all are eaten.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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