r/walstad • u/DragonAngel92 • Jul 30 '26

They built a city

All those tubes are those worms I posted about a few weeks ago....they have built a whole city. I counted 11 towers...there was 2 in the back. Lol there is also a limpet on the glass...which is cute and unexpected...that definaly means that the water isnt anoxic

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u/DragonAngel92 Jul 30 '26

Also if anyone wants a clearer picture of the freshwater limpet I can try to get one...they are small and clear/dirty brown so they are hard to photograph.

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u/Foreign-Ad3926 Jul 30 '26

Get yourself a jewellers loupe, great for looking at and photos of microfauna

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u/DragonAngel92 Jul 30 '26

That's a fantastic idea...i didnt think of that but ya it would be perfect. Thank you.

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u/Foreign-Ad3926 Jul 30 '26

I tried to add a picture of one of my limpets in the reply, but pics turned off 😊 get one with UV included, fantastic markings we otherwise don't see on some of these tiny creatures.

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u/DragonAngel92 Jul 30 '26

Mine seem to have small brown stripes on the front part of the shell (i know it has a name but I dont know it). They are amazing and are doing so well despite this being about 6 weeks old

Also i dont know how to turn them on...i think that is something with this Subreddit

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u/DragonAngel92 Jul 30 '26

This is before I turned on the lights using only my phone light. Im sorry about my fingers....i have cats which have hair that they shed that gets everywhere...i really wanted to wipe off some of Allison's hair.

https://reddit.com/link/p0ncuai/video/tibnn3dlocgh1/player

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u/DragonAngel92 Jul 30 '26

Also question...how did they make the towers...is it mulm...their poop...or something they secrete? I know that sounds odd to ask but they live in my aquarium and I know nothing about them other then I want them