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stroop Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Aug-2004	Hey all. I was weeding my tank tonight when I found the roots of one plant crawling with bloodworms. The thing is, I've only ever used frozen worms??? Has anyone ever heard of this happening???? Can bloodworms survive freezing? Do Nasa know? Not such an issue as it explains what my ghost has been digging for. Any similar stories? Thanks!
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vic Enthusiast Posts: 213 Kudos: 228 Votes: 288 Registered: 16-Mar-2004	were these red or white worms?
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Smaug Hobbyist Posts: 66 Kudos: 72 Votes: 3 Registered: 30-Jul-2004	Empty the aqua fill it up with gaz and light it up! That's way to freaky!
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Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	i shouldnt think they could survive freezing... i dont think the eggs can either. perhaps you had a bug lay them? or they came in on a plant? (stroop as in syrup?) For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
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stroop Small Fry Posts: 2 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 11-Aug-2004	The worms are red...blood red. Have considered that they may be something else but what? Am also considering bottling the water and selling it as a miracle cure for frostbite. Stroop i](as in psych. test)
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Janna Mega Fish Posts: 1386 Registered: 24-Aug-2003	Aren't bloodworms mosquito larvae? If so, then couldn't a mosquito have laid eggs in your tank? I really don't think they can survive being frozen. They shade the glow of it with their mossy-misty costumes, They wear masks of silk, porcelain, brass, and silver, So as not to mislead with their own, ordinary faces.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	Blood worms are mosquito larvae and so I wouldn't expect them to be around the substrate (they have to stay at the surface). Whatever it is, it's not blood worms. Possibly something that came in as an egg on a plant or fish? ><>
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	Yeah, they won't survive freezing, but you could freeze them in ice cube trays if you wanted to keep them & use them as food. on a side note, a bloodworm is a Midge Fly Larvae, NOT a mosquito Larvae Mozzie's on the left, Bloodworm's on the right. [span class="edited"][Edited by ~ Sin ~ 2004-08-11 23:03][/span] ~ Sin ~ attached this image: [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/attachments/413658.jpg"]
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jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004	http://article.dphnet.com/cat-01/bloodworms.shtml
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Ferox Enthusiast Posts: 219 Kudos: 187 Votes: 28 Registered: 19-Dec-2003	they could be tubifex worms. <Vet in Training> Blog under development: http://www.nearlydrferox.blogging4life.com/
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