As strange as it may seem... I actually WANT these things.
If anyone in the area of Athens, GA has an infestation of Convolutriloba retrogemma, C. longifissura, or C. Hastifera, I will GLADLY come to your home/business (this includes pet stores) and siphon out as many as I physically can FOR FREE.
I am conducting research on the nature of the symbiosis between these worms and their algal endosymbionts and tend to run through populations rather quickly.
I am an experienced aquarist as well as a coral/invertebrate ecologist, so I fully understand the delicate nature of tank systems, i.e., you needn't worry about some hack coming in and flailing about willy-nilly in your aquarium.
Cheers,
Tom Shannon
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia
If anyone in the area of Athens, GA has an infestation of Convolutriloba retrogemma, C. longifissura, or C. Hastifera, I will GLADLY come to your home/business (this includes pet stores) and siphon out as many as I physically can FOR FREE.
I am conducting research on the nature of the symbiosis between these worms and their algal endosymbionts and tend to run through populations rather quickly.
I am an experienced aquarist as well as a coral/invertebrate ecologist, so I fully understand the delicate nature of tank systems, i.e., you needn't worry about some hack coming in and flailing about willy-nilly in your aquarium.
Cheers,
Tom Shannon
Institute of Ecology
University of Georgia