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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: batters on December 29, 2005, 07:58:38 PM

Title: food or paracites?
Post by: batters on December 29, 2005, 07:58:38 PM
i got some little red creatures in my pond which came with some weed from a local dam, i'm not sure wether there a good or a bad thing they seem to leave the fish alone so im thinking there not parasites. does anyone know what they are? there probably about the size of a grain of sand, bright red and swim around midwater.

thanks
mick
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Post by: braddo on December 29, 2005, 08:19:02 PM
o they look like worms if so they are probably blood worms which feed on plant matter.
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Post by: batters on December 29, 2005, 09:51:54 PM
nah there not blood worms iv'e seen them but these are much smaller and kinda a round ball
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Post by: dammwoman on December 30, 2005, 08:54:32 AM
They are daphnia best fish food,  catch them to feed to your fish
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Post by: braddo on December 30, 2005, 07:29:40 PM
That would have been my next guess especially if they have little arm like appendages of the front.
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Post by: batters on December 30, 2005, 10:01:06 PM
i thought daphnia were clear/greyish so didnt really consider them, the do hav little arm like appendages on them.

thanks
mick
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Post by: dammwoman on December 31, 2005, 08:50:15 AM
Feeding on green water they are red and that is when they are the best food value.
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Post by: batters on January 01, 2006, 11:39:56 PM
thanks guys
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