Tiiiiny White Worm Things...

[catxx]

i was looking at one of my tanks yesterday and noticed a cluster of tiiny white worm things
which definately DON'T look good
they're teeny, barely a millimetre, about half a millimetre i'd say, and move quick, they were in a cluster in that tank
i looked at all my other tanks and found 2 in another
out of the 4 tanks, only 2 seem to have them, but i wouldn't be surprised if they turned up in the other 2 as i've only just noticed them.

how do i get rid of these before they do some drastic damage? what are they?

can't get a pic, the macro on my camera isn't that good.

 

[catxx]

after shreading google for info, i found out that they may be planaria, 90% sure i think. will gut my tank tonight and change the old gravel (largish white gravel and too deep) for new gravel (smaller natural gravel) that should do it.

 

[WILDER]

Yes over feeding, lack of maintance, plus also can be due to high ammonia reading, yes do a gravel vac and water change, good luck.

 

[Anthony!]

I have the same problem in my 10 gal. that I am fishless cycling. Are these just due to the high ammonia? I put about a half a drinking straw full (7 - 12 drops) every day since last Saturday. I used old established filter media, so I would have figured I'd be done about now... the ammonia I use is 10%. Will these dissapate after the ammonia is gone?

 

[WILDER]

http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/manage...aria_Worms.html

 

[catxx]

i had a dead snail, i think that's what did it
i took the snail out of course and did a water change, can't see as many around.

apart from brown algae, the 5 gal tank is quiet clean, cleaned once a week without fail, i only have 1 betta in it and he eats the food before it hits the water! i feed him one pellet at a time, i don't dump and go.

i've added 2 small ramshorns to clear up my algae

but i'm going to blame the dead snail. planaria like dead meat!