Little red worms
 

Pond healthy, oxygenation fine, ph fine, fish lively, in fact water is great
but in my filtration chambers and in the filters sponges themselves there
are hundreds of little red worms approx 0.5mm in diameter and 10mm long.
What are they, should I be worried?

"brian" wrote:

Pond healthy, oxygenation fine, ph fine, fish lively, in fact water is great
but in my filtration chambers and in the filters sponges themselves there
are hundreds of little red worms approx 0.5mm in diameter and 10mm long.
What are they, should I be worried?

Hmmmm, ever see "Invasion of the Body Snatchers?" ;)


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.



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"San Diego Joe" wrote in message
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"brian" wrote:

Pond healthy, oxygenation fine, ph fine, fish lively, in fact water is
great
but in my filtration chambers and in the filters sponges themselves
there
are hundreds of little red worms approx 0.5mm in diameter and 10mm long.
What are they, should I be worried?

Hmmmm, ever see "Invasion of the Body Snatchers?" ;)

Now you've got the poor guy hiding under the bed. :)

Don't worry Brian, they're just Blood Worms. Your fish should love them.




San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.



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They are the larva of a species of midge
fly and fast food for fish.


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

The red worms are the larvae of the black fly, which looks like an oversize
mosquito. It doesn't bite, eats mosquitos, so not a problem.
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"brian" wrote in message
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Pond healthy, oxygenation fine, ph fine, fish lively, in fact water is
great
but in my filtration chambers and in the filters sponges themselves there
are hundreds of little red worms approx 0.5mm in diameter and 10mm long.
What are they, should I be worried?

Thanks for the replies, I guess I can relax now !
"brian" wrote in message
...
Pond healthy, oxygenation fine, ph fine, fish lively, in fact water is
great
but in my filtration chambers and in the filters sponges themselves there
are hundreds of little red worms approx 0.5mm in diameter and 10mm long.
What are they, should I be worried?