Is this a worm in my tank??

[s420merc]

I got a second tank set up about 2 months ago i found what looks like a a worm in the tank new thing for me

 

[FishHobby99]

No more than half an hour ago, I removed a similar looking thing from a tank. It was obviously a plant root or some thinning plant part.
Pull yours & take a look!

 

[StandbySetting]

Looks a bit like a leech to me, does it move about?

 

[FishHobby99]

Leeches are long & skinny like that?

 

[s420merc]

Yes moves around alot not a root

 

[FishHobby99]

creepy! can you suction it out with a siphon or baster?

 

[Avel1896]

Looks like leech. Is it segmented ?

 

[Tacocat]

I got a second tank set up about 2 months ago i found what looks like a a worm in the tank new thing for me

It reminds me of nightcrawlers that I use for fishing. They look like that when they're underwater

 

[s420merc]

It reminds me of nightcrawlers that I use for fishing. They look like that when they're underwater

Do i have to do anything or its not a bad thing

 

[s420merc]

And i saw it only once might be the fish or snails ate it

 

[Tacocat]

Do i have to do anything or its not a bad thing

Not sure. Did you use dirt in your tank? It might have lived in air bubbles, but that seems unlikely given that it's completely underwater, so it would have been forced out ages ago. did you add anything recently?

 

[Avel1896]

How about its length ?

 

[Colin_T]

Looks very leech like. Take it out.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Looks like a leech. If you find more than 2, the leeches have most likely multiplied, and I would try some online leech trap. Remove it because it is not healthy for your fish and your tank.

 

[s420merc]

Probably like 3 inches or so