Tiny Worms

[cane76]

i was just cleaning my tank and i noticed a tiny tiny worm stuck to the glass it was white/transparent and about 5mm long on closer inspection i noticed there was many more floating about in the water they look like short strands of hair wtf are they??

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like them worms you get form over feeding and not enough gravel vacs.

 

[cane76]

are they dangerous to fish my balas are eating them when they see them how do i treat?what are these worms called?

 

[WILDER]

No there not dangerous, some fish do eat them, it means you are over feeding, or not giving the gravel a good vac.

Not the writer of this informtion below.


There are loads of tiny transparent worms on the glass of my freshwater tank, especially near the water surface. What are they?
They're planarians - a type of turbellarian flatworm, found in tropical and coldwater aquaria. They generally live in the substrate, feeding on dead and decaying organic materials. Although they are not harmful to fish their presence in high numbers suggests that you are overfeeding and under-maintaining your tank.

Test the water and improve general maintenance by gravel cleaning more regularly and cutting down on the amount of food you offer.

 

[cane76]

i vac the sand once a week without fail so i must be over feeding

 

[WILDER]

If you do a google search on the name of he worms you will find articles on it.

 

[cane76]

i cant find anything about getting them out of my tank(besides over feeding of course)

 

[Annastasia]

A search on the forum turned up all these threads which give some ideas on getting rid of them.

It seems the fish eating them is one way to cut down on them, or you can wipe them off if you don't mind killing them. Or you can put them in some kind of container and release them outside, if you want. When I had them once, a long, long time ago, I just upped the maintenance, lowered the feeding, and the fish took care of the rest.

Good luck!

 

[cane76]

so its not serious thats good will cut the feeding down and see what happens
the sharks seem to be the only ones eating them thats strange its even like they are the only ones who can see them
oh and thx for the help

 

[WILDER]

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