clear worms

[NickT]

i was cleaning my tank out and noticed tiny clear worms on the glass...... they are so small they look like tiny scratches in the glass.... i wold take pics if they wernt so small. there about as big around as a a hair and and maybe 1/4 inch long or smaller. any one know what they are??

 

[The-Wolf]

sounds like planeria, totally harmless
often caused by too much uneaten food in the tank.

don't feed you fish for three days and they will consume them all.

 

[NickT]

thx wolf! ive heard of them before but i thought they where described as red worms. maybe these are the young ones? but thats the answer i was hopeing for none the less.

 

[The-Wolf]

thx wolf! ive heard of them before but i thought they where described as red worms. maybe these are the young ones? but thats the answer i was hopeing for none the less.

They can vary in colour from opaque to white.
I have even heard of some being green due to living on algea.

 

[NickT]

dwarf goramis where hording alge wafers in there cave.... i vacumed and found a bunch of un eaten wafer so i bet thats the problem..... started noticeing clodyness too. hopfuly that solves it.