Tiny White Worms

[LongNY]

I have tiny white worms in my tank...

I notice one little thin worm when I bought 2 live plants for my tank.....

And Now I see more of them, I see them floating around in the water.

Does anyone know about this?.... since they seem to be multiplying, are they harmful to my fish?

I sure they came into the tank with the live plants....

Any advice would be great !!!

John NYC

 

[BigC]

It sounds like you have an infestation of Planaria worms see link below.
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/manage...aria_Worms.html

 

[WILDER]

Due to over feeding and not enough tank maintanance, need a good gravel vac to remove them.

 

[LongNY]

Wow..thanks for the information...I'm sure that's what they are....they came in on the live plants I put in the tank.....

Will try to remove the fish, and raise the temperature....

Will that mean that I need to recycle the tank all over again after raising the temperature?

Ugh....

John NYC

 

[Def]

Don't do any of that... Some fish will eat planaria. Just stop feeding so much (maybe even stop feeding completely for a few days). They'll die off.

 

[LongNY]

That's good to hear.....I was getting a bit down thinking I might have to break down my tank....but I'll stop feeding for a few days.... Gosh I hope it works....
Thanks again to all,

John NYC

 

[WILDER]

No they are harmless to the fish, just do a gravel vac, stop feeding for aday and then cut down on the food, good luck.