Worms?

[madjoker14]

so i started doing a water change today and wail i was sucking the gravel the water that came up was dirty, befor i dumped that water down the toilet i saw something moving in the water, well alot of things moving in the water, i toke a closer look and saw some worm like things moving about,

i sucked some up and placed it into a test tube and showed it to my LFS and he was clueless on what they where, i'll try n take some pics n posting it so u guys can get a better picture but what does this sound like there tiny worms and they swim around and i would say where no longer then half and inch in size

thanks for any info, and also does this post a threat to my tank?

 

[Mikaila31]

If they are white I would say planaria. Cut back on the amount of food you feed and clean the gravel really well. They won't endanger the fish at all, they are just harmless pests.

 

[madjoker14]

well, there color is more of a peach, light orange color, and i do see white, well i guess they are.Is there any way to treat that, and how are they introduced in the first place lol, whats there name??

 

[Corleone]

Planaria are exceedingly common to start with, and are most likely always present in any aquarium. Only when conditions are right for them to multiply do you ever see them.