Have a small pond, 750 gallons, linered, had it going almost 1 year.

Is it normal to have worms (look like common earth worms) and some white
thingies that look a bit like snails without the shells (or grubs or
something, about an inch or so long) in one's pond?

I am not infested, but there are some.

(I've even seen a goldfish try to eat one of the white thingies, hangs out
the mouth an inch or so.)

Curious...

Ian wrote Is it normal to have worms (look like common earth worms) and some
white
thingies that look a bit like snails without the shells (or grubs or
something, about an inch or so long) in one's pond?

Yes, the number of critters that live in water is huge.

I've even seen a goldfish try to eat one of the white thingies, hangs out
the mouth an inch or so.

This one though.... almost sounds like anchor worm.

Go here
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...se/disease.htm

and look under parasites, the last one listed.


k30a

I've even seen a goldfish try to eat one of the white thingies, hangs out
the mouth an inch or so.

This one though.... almost sounds like anchor worm.

Go here
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...se/disease.htm

and look under parasites, the last one listed.


k30a







I've found both worms and slugs in my pond from time to time.... The goldfish
don't seem to enjoy the slugs much
Colleen
Zone 5 Connecticut

"K30a" wrote in message
...
Ian wrote Is it normal to have worms (look like common earth worms) and
some
white
thingies that look a bit like snails without the shells (or grubs or
something, about an inch or so long) in one's pond?

Yes, the number of critters that live in water is huge.

I've even seen a goldfish try to eat one of the white thingies, hangs
out
the mouth an inch or so.

This one though.... almost sounds like anchor worm.

Go here
http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/p...se/disease.htm

and look under parasites, the last one listed.


k30a

Nope, these are relatively large, about an inch or so in length, a good 1/4"
in width, not on the fish but hanging out in the pond.

Nope, these are relatively large, about an inch or so in length, a good 1/4"
in width, not on the fish but hanging out in the pond.









http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entom...rees/ef407.htm

"GrampysGurl" wrote in message
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Nope, these are relatively large, about an inch or so in length, a good
1/4"
in width, not on the fish but hanging out in the pond.









http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entom...rees/ef407.htm

I pulled a few out, and they do indeed resemble the grubs that we are
infested with in my area (Toronto).

Ugly buggers they are! grin

"Ian" wrote in message
le.rogers.com...
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Nope, these are relatively large, about an inch or so in length, a good
1/4"
in width, not on the fish but hanging out in the pond.
snip

Sounds like a grub. Can grubs swim?

BV.

Sounds like a grub. Can grubs swim?

BV.

Do you really care? Only good slug is a dead one, I garden bare footed and they
are just nasty beyond words to step on, give me dog poop over them lol.
Colleen
Zone 5 CT

Here is a page of bugs in the pond, this one of critters that go through a grub
like stage.

http://www.mp.usbr.gov/geospat/olymp...ge/larvae.html


k30a

Do you really care? Only good slug is a dead one, I garden bare footed and
they
are just nasty beyond words to step on, give me dog poop over them lol.
Colleen


boy did I sound snotty, my apologies.
Colleen

Hummm, they could be Crane Fly larvae, we were infested with Crane Flies
last year. They still look like the grubs I have in my grass.

I'll monitor to see.


"K30a" wrote in message
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Here is a page of bugs in the pond, this one of critters that go through a
grub
like stage.

http://www.mp.usbr.gov/geospat/olymp...ge/larvae.html


k30a