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From: gary@grc.UUCP (Gary Sutcliffe)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria,sci.bio
Subject: Re: Resealing & Tubiflex Worms
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Date: 12 May 88 14:10:29 GMT
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In article <3966@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>In article <24387@bbn.COM> emiller@bbn.com (ethan miller) writes:
>>After hearing all these terrible stories about tubifex worms,
>>I'd like to know if this applies to live tubifex worms only, or
>>does it also apply to freeze-dried tubifex worms?  
>
>Freeze dried worms are supposed to be safe; this is borne
>out by my experience.
>
>But arnt some "bugs" impervious to cold and vacuum ?

I have never had problems with them either.  I have heard that freeze drying
is one method used to  store some forms of viruses.

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Gary Sutcliffe  (414) 644-8700
GENROCO, Inc.  Slinger, Wis.
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