Detritus Worms

[Jamowens]

Don't know how but have got some parasite on the glass look like detritus worms n the shrimp tank , from plants added or from the water the shrimps came in ?? saw them last night will something like Waterlife Parazin 20Tab or Sterazin 250ml kill them without harming the shrimp ??

 

[Jamowens]

Not a picture from my tank found this on google .

 

[fluttermoth]

I wouldn't use anything to kill them; it will most likely be harmful to your shrimps.

Up your water change/gravel cleaning regimen (I'd suggest 50% daily changes for a week or so) and cut back your feeding and you'll get rid of them.

 

[Chad]

I agree with the above. For the most part I don't worry all that much about worms. They usually can be removed through cleaning or predation. With the exception of parasites of course. Detritus worms is a generic term for worms that eat detritus and are not parasitic. 

 

[Jamowens]

Hardly feed the shrimp don't feed them daily , I know they multiple with low oxygen , I treat my aquariums with fish in regularly with anti parasite never had these before ever so the anti parasite must kill them because there not in the other tanks . Shrimps are the problem ( not had them long don't know much about them ) with the treatments . I'll try 50% water change daily & clean the 50% of glass thats exposed & see how it goes if they won't go I'll remove the shrimp and treat the aquarium thanks for the advice .

 

[Jamowens]

I'm not sure if they are even Detritus Worms or something else just looked them up on google this morning saw something similar so thought that was them .

 

[thefishnoob]

They're not harmful at all. I dont feed my tank and they died off a bit but I dont have alot of shrimps. If you clean off the glass they will stay in the substrate. Nothing to worry about!