White Worms

[oneponygirl]

This is regarding my 29 gallon tank. All I have in there is a dwarf gourami and 5 mickey mouse platys (4 are babies). The tank itself has been up for more than a year but these fish are new as of January (I lost everything before them in a lengthy power outage). Recently I noticed short (about 1/2 inch long), thin white "things" stuck to the glass as the water level went down (evaporation), I thought they were bits of plant matter since I have live plants but last night I looked more carefully and noticed they were moving and are actually worms of some sort.

What are they and how can I get rid of them? Will they harm my fish?

I tried taking a picture but they don't show up well enough to be helpful.

 

[mandiemoo]

Not sure but this page may be able to help you out

 

[oneponygirl]

Thanks for the info! I'll follow it's advice and see what happens. Though I can't add salt because of the gourami (if I remember they don't tolerate salt well), I'll do some cleanings and see if it helps. Thanks again!

 

[Amunet]

Yeah.. just sounds like some planaria... totally harmless and your fish will eat them if they see them.