Re: White Worms Making Fish bloat and Dying From Them

[Sean]

hi i have white worms in my tank i have never seen them before i bought some
fish and one died from i suppose these white worms and now they are all over
the are about 1/4 to 1/8 inch long they are very tiny and i mean tiny they
even eat the fish one of my goldfish's eye is gone please help any advice
would be much help thanks Sean

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those little worms are most likely stylaria. they dont hurt the fish but are an
indication of poor water quality.
do you have gravel?
Ingrid

"Sean" > wrote:

>hi i have white worms in my tank i have never seen them before i bought some
>fish and one died from i suppose these white worms and now they are all over
>the are about 1/4 to 1/8 inch long they are very tiny and i mean tiny they
>even eat the fish one of my goldfish's eye is gone please help any advice
>would be much help thanks Sean
>



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wrote:
>
> those little worms are most likely stylaria. they dont hurt the fish but are an
> indication of poor water quality.
> do you have gravel?
> Ingrid

probably feeding too much. Cut down on feeding and do as ingrid
suggested, test water and do some gravel vacuuming and water changes.

[Sean]

well i am going to bring the little creators to a fish store and see if they
know what they are hoping for the best :-)