--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL
>I found what I think are freshwater bryozoans (the gelatinous variety) in a
>vernal pool (more like a long trench actually) behind my parents house.
>They
>look like brain corals; they're kinda grayish-white in color but some of
>them
>have a faint greenish tinge in places.They grow mainly on the plentiful
>old
>dead leaves which cover the mud substrate, as well as a few small tree
>branches that have fallen in the pool. They're delicate and fall apart
>really
>easily when lifting them up out of the water.I managed to get a couple of
>them out more or less intact and into a gallon jar (nowhere else to put
>them).I remember Moontanman mentioning finding them in his area before, and
>think that this must be what these things are. How does one keep them alive
>and healthy?What should they be fed? How can i get them ton reproduce? Do
>they have to be kept in soft acid water or can they be acclimated to
>harder,
>more alkaline water?
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