Collection trips to Devil's Hole, v4441
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late approached the stationary one, just appearing to curl around it, and then uncurling and straightening. Only the posterior portion of the planaria remained crossed and touching. The second planaria "crinkled" also and neither moved for several minutes. Note - the large planaria mentioned before was about 2" away from this pair and was active (and moving toward them) until the second planaria "crinkled." It did also, and all three became active simultaneously, eventhough the large single planaria was approx. 2" away from the pair during this time. 3 Octobers Fungus much heavier - threads several inches long. Cleaned out aquarium completely, sterilizing and using (methyl green) in substantial quantities. Fish put in gallon jar (w/ some methyl green, air stone, and heater) during process. Only eight C. clabili removed from the aquarium. I had thought that I had counted nine fish after removal of the plants, so disappearance of the fish may