Unknown Aquarium Worm

[felterup]

If it's cylindrical and segmented, then yes, it's an oligochaete, and completely harmless. Indeed, according to some writers such worms are positively beneficial, keeping the sediment clean and promoting good biological filtration. See here:

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_7/volume_7_1/dsb.html

Cheers, Neale

Great article

 

[wdl76]

If it's cylindrical and segmented, then yes, it's an oligochaete, and completely harmless. Indeed, according to some writers such worms are positively beneficial, keeping the sediment clean and promoting good biological filtration. See here:

http/www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_7/volume_7_1/dsb.html

Cheers, Neale

The worms (Yes now I saw 2) seemed to be pushing up my fertiliser pellets and eating them.

Also I noticed that it is not a normal worm as such, it keeps it's body form using water.

So not sure what kind of worm it is now.

 

[darius3]

I found 3 leeches in my tank. Two were under leaves and one was on a coconut.
I removed them all and hope there is no one left.

Good news is that my plecostomus decided to make some babies.
Check out the eggs:
http/picasaweb.google.com/darius.munteanu/Aquarium#5516481275132069730

I have anentome Helena snails, do you think they will eat the eggs?
I catch one close to the eggs.

 

[trampas]

hi I have kept and sold fish for over 30yrs now and have only seen a handful of these little oddballs , if it was mine I would definately keep , if only in a tank of it`s own with a few snail`s , shrimp`s and daphnia . They are rare as vandella cirrosa of which I have only seen three . lucky you

 

[henshooter]

hey guys notice on the first video there are what look like legs on the bottom of the leech
they arent feet their its offspring