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Gigantic flatworm?

Submitted by livebearer-lover on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 18:32.
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Hi! I was rearranging a tank last night to accomodate (more) babies and I added a couple plants (one from the GPASI auction and one from another tank) and a few minutes later noticed a HUGE - like close to two inches long, bright red worm desperately trying to wriggle under the sponge filter (the tank is bare bottomed). It looked like a planerian type worm. I am assuming it came off one of the plants but I can't find anything about large flatworms in freshwater tanks. I have never seen one like that before and I don't know if I should be concerned - whether there may be more lurking about ready to eat babies or eggs. Current inhabitants in that tank are cherry red shrimp and livebearer babies. Any ideas?

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could it have been a black

Submitted by ArowanaMan on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 21:32.

could it have been a black worm???

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no, i don't think so

Submitted by livebearer-lover on Sat, 05/10/2008 - 13:43.

No, it was bright red and didn't move like a black worm. Glided along rather than that squirming motion of black worms.

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