Freshwater worms

[inethater]

So I ve been to the Aquarium World on 290 and bought few freshwater plants from there.
When the girl was pulling the roots out of the substrate there was a worm between them...i should have asked to keep it.
(and she did not know what kind of worm that was)

But my question is:

What kind of worm could that be? where can i get a couple?

And if you place a regular night crawler worm in the 75gallon tank, will it survive?

since i have figured that they live on pretty much everything (fish poop?).  And theoretically surviving on the air from the airrator should be sufficient for them, but i am not 100 percent confident so thats why i am asking.

thanks

[inethater]

Re: Freshwater worms

i feel so alone w all the silence

[Mzungu]

Re: Freshwater worms

Pretty sure a nightcrawler won't survive in a tank. And depending on your fish, might get eaten quickly, as well.

Not sure what kind of worm it could have been without more of a description, but worms are generally not sought after in an aquarium. They're usually a sign of poor maintenance.

[nacra99]

Re: Freshwater worms

Yeah... highly unlikely its a nightcrawler. They breathe through their skin and is unlikely they'll survive for long periods under water
What did it look like? Length? Color?

I had lots of california blackworms living in my discus tank substrate for the longest time. Some blackworms are pale enough be mistaken for a thin nightcrawler. They occationally pop their heads out of the gravel and got eaten by the fish.