Worm just ate an egg sack!!!!!

Octoberfest · 02/16/2009, 04:53 PM

So I'm trying to search my tank for more flatworms and noticed this thing that looked like an egg, when I looked closer I saw the white center was actually made up of a bunch of smaller white dots (can't see it in the picture, way too small). So as I'm watching it I see this hair thing worm climbing the glass, didn't think nothing of it and when I was changing the setting on my camera I saw it attack. It quickly wrapped itself around the egg sack then pulled it off the glass, together they floated away in the water and I didn't see them again. I wish I could have gotten picture of this happening but it was too quick for me to react too. The pictures show the egg then in the second picture you can see the worm out of focus on his attack run (going after a different egg than in the picture).

Anyone know what this was all about?

virginiadiver69 · 02/16/2009, 05:35 PM

Mother Nature.

Octoberfest · 02/16/2009, 05:55 PM

HAHAHA....I know that...any idea what the egg or snail was.

02/16/2009, 04:53 PM	#1
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Worm just ate an egg sack!!!!! So I'm trying to search my tank for more flatworms and noticed this thing that looked like an egg, when I looked closer I saw the white center was actually made up of a bunch of smaller white dots (can't see it in the picture, way too small). So as I'm watching it I see this hair thing worm climbing the glass, didn't think nothing of it and when I was changing the setting on my camera I saw it attack. It quickly wrapped itself around the egg sack then pulled it off the glass, together they floated away in the water and I didn't see them again. I wish I could have gotten picture of this happening but it was too quick for me to react too. The pictures show the egg then in the second picture you can see the worm out of focus on his attack run (going after a different egg than in the picture). Anyone know what this was all about? __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

02/16/2009, 05:35 PM	#2
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02/16/2009, 05:55 PM	#3
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	HAHAHA....I know that...any idea what the egg or snail was. __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube