What is this worm????

[Mustang5L5]

As i often do, i take a peek in my tank at night to see all my little snails crawling all over the tank cleaning it up for me.

Well tonight i noticed something on the glass.

A little worm about 1" long, very thin, walking up the glass kinda like a centipede does. It was definitely crawling like a snake up the glass and not swimming.

What are these, why are they in my tank and how do i get rid of them???

 

[Mustang5L5]

Ok, they are Planaria.

I vacuum often but it's tough to get every spot in a planted tank.

My convicts just had fry in the tank so i had to feed a lot to make sure they all got food. I will start to cut back now that they are grown.

What eats these things??

 

[bulldog188]

I've heard people have had luck with mollies eating these things.. but this is not first hand experience.. just what I've heard

 

[HeatherSweetness]

My guppies eat the crap out of them,so do the platys and the mollies.

 

[drobbins27]

My guppies eat the crap out of them,so do the platys and the mollies.

lol i hope no one accidendently takes that seriously

 

[Mustang5L5]

Not sure if any of them would work well in my tank.

The tiger barbs love fancy tails

 

[bulldog188]

mmmm I see your problem