Hi all!
So worst case scenario hydra and planaria right? Hopefully not the case. I started running/ cycling my planted 105L tank two weeks ago today. The tank has mangle wood, seiryu stone, plants and layers of substrates. The middle layer, aqua soil leeched large amounts of ammonia which started the cycle and have now been completely converted into nitrite and nitrates. Both of which are still present. Clumps of brown algae all over the tank but that's reasonable because of high nitrite levels. I've had bladder snails for eight days, and since then I've noticed two tiny snails that have spiral shells like ramhorns.
There are two other "concerns" that I haven't been able to identify on my own. Tiny white worms, and tiny organisms that look almost like dandelion seeds. I held off on asking sooner because today my magnifying glass arrived and I was able to use it to take some pictures.
The worms seem to be on the glass only, but not retreating from light. It's my understanding detritus worms live in the substrate, and that planaria live on the glass. But planaria retreat into the substrate under light? I don't notice distinct arrow like heads on the worms, which seem to be the easiest planaria "marker". I think there are other less common flatworms that can occur in aquariums but I'm not sure. All of the worms are under 0.5 cm, and vary in length.
The other mystery organism I've found less about online. One Reddit thread I found through Google. They might be hydra, but they don't look like images of hydra I've found online. They might be seeds, eggs or maybe freshwater anenomys. I've spotted a couple on plants/driftwood but they mainly seem to be on the glass.
I'm hoping to find out with your help, what these things are and whether I should try to rid my tank of them.
The last two images are ones I found online, that I've compared the ones in my tank to. Not images of my own tank/creatures
So worst case scenario hydra and planaria right? Hopefully not the case. I started running/ cycling my planted 105L tank two weeks ago today. The tank has mangle wood, seiryu stone, plants and layers of substrates. The middle layer, aqua soil leeched large amounts of ammonia which started the cycle and have now been completely converted into nitrite and nitrates. Both of which are still present. Clumps of brown algae all over the tank but that's reasonable because of high nitrite levels. I've had bladder snails for eight days, and since then I've noticed two tiny snails that have spiral shells like ramhorns.
There are two other "concerns" that I haven't been able to identify on my own. Tiny white worms, and tiny organisms that look almost like dandelion seeds. I held off on asking sooner because today my magnifying glass arrived and I was able to use it to take some pictures.
The worms seem to be on the glass only, but not retreating from light. It's my understanding detritus worms live in the substrate, and that planaria live on the glass. But planaria retreat into the substrate under light? I don't notice distinct arrow like heads on the worms, which seem to be the easiest planaria "marker". I think there are other less common flatworms that can occur in aquariums but I'm not sure. All of the worms are under 0.5 cm, and vary in length.
The other mystery organism I've found less about online. One Reddit thread I found through Google. They might be hydra, but they don't look like images of hydra I've found online. They might be seeds, eggs or maybe freshwater anenomys. I've spotted a couple on plants/driftwood but they mainly seem to be on the glass.
I'm hoping to find out with your help, what these things are and whether I should try to rid my tank of them.
The last two images are ones I found online, that I've compared the ones in my tank to. Not images of my own tank/creatures
