ladyshark
Premium Member
Did a search and discovered that the clear filaments coming out of v. small tubes in my sand are likely to be spionid worms. I am delighted!
There are tons of them in my 125 gal FO tank which has about a two inch sand bed. They seem to grow like wildfire, and even after I vacumn the top of the sand bed, they are back again in a day or two.
I would like to transplant some into my 75 gal, which until recently housed a peacock mantis and LR. Because of the mantis, I have not had much longevity with a cuc of any kind, if you know what I mean.
These worms should help--however, the sand level in my 75 g is only about a half inch or so.
1--do I need to put more sand in before transplanting some of these worms? If so, how much, and should I simply add a layer, or add the sand and mix it all up a bit? I do not want a DSB.
2--I am thinking if I simply scoop up some of the sand in the 125 that is populated with water into a plastic bag, then acclimate to the new tank like I would any other addition to the tank, then place the new sand in a pile in the corner of the tank out of direct flow, that the worms should do OK.
3--The nitrates in my 125 g are near zero (wet dry filter), while they are around 20 in the 75 g (canister filter only). How sensitive to nitrates are these little worms?
I appreciate your thoughts.
There are tons of them in my 125 gal FO tank which has about a two inch sand bed. They seem to grow like wildfire, and even after I vacumn the top of the sand bed, they are back again in a day or two.
I would like to transplant some into my 75 gal, which until recently housed a peacock mantis and LR. Because of the mantis, I have not had much longevity with a cuc of any kind, if you know what I mean.
These worms should help--however, the sand level in my 75 g is only about a half inch or so.
1--do I need to put more sand in before transplanting some of these worms? If so, how much, and should I simply add a layer, or add the sand and mix it all up a bit? I do not want a DSB.
2--I am thinking if I simply scoop up some of the sand in the 125 that is populated with water into a plastic bag, then acclimate to the new tank like I would any other addition to the tank, then place the new sand in a pile in the corner of the tank out of direct flow, that the worms should do OK.
3--The nitrates in my 125 g are near zero (wet dry filter), while they are around 20 in the 75 g (canister filter only). How sensitive to nitrates are these little worms?
I appreciate your thoughts.
