Nope, he wasn't red but a dark color. He swam with that left, right swirly
motion, just like a snake or an eel. I'll be watching more closely for them
next time I clean my filters Thanks for the reply.
"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:25:23 GMT, "Wayne" wrote:
This didn't appear to be a tadpole, as I call it, because it was about an
1.5 inches long, skinny like a worm, but swam like an eel. It appeared
to
have a tiny head on one end but after removal from the water, it looked
more
like a worm. I didn't let it live to multiply but I will watch for more
when I clean my filter again. It's creepy to think that if one of them
gets
bigger, with me always putting my hands in the water and feeling the
bottom,
eek! Thanks for your answer, you could be right!
If it was red could have been a red blood worm, fish love 'em. ~ jan
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