worms in tank

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help
on one of my tanks there are a ton of little white owrms ranging from 2 mm
to 2cm in length. thwey are white
any idea what they are, if they harm fish and how to kill them/>

[Dinky]

"*xVx*" > wrote in message
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| help
| on one of my tanks there are a ton of little white owrms ranging
from 2 mm
| to 2cm in length. thwey are white
| any idea what they are, if they harm fish and how to kill them/>
|
|

Sounds like planaria.
In essence, your tank is supporting life, a good thing. Planaria
are a naturally occurring lifeform. They are usually not visible in a
home tank, but can get out of control if you over feed.
Fish will eat them. They will not harm fish. Cut your feeding WAY
back (tiny pinch every other day, or less even) for several days and
they'll go away, then establish a feeding regimen that will not cause
them to return. Feed once a day, no more than your fish will consume
in 3-5 minutes. If food makes it to the bottom, and is not picked up,
you're overfeeding. Don't worry about starving them, fish can go
several days with NO food and suffer no ill effects.

hth

billy

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thank you very much for your response i will try it effective immediately

"Dinky" > wrote in message
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>
> "*xVx*" > wrote in message
> ...
> | help
> | on one of my tanks there are a ton of little white owrms ranging
> from 2 mm
> | to 2cm in length. thwey are white
> | any idea what they are, if they harm fish and how to kill them/>
> |
> |
>
> Sounds like planaria.
> In essence, your tank is supporting life, a good thing. Planaria
> are a naturally occurring lifeform. They are usually not visible in a
> home tank, but can get out of control if you over feed.
> Fish will eat them. They will not harm fish. Cut your feeding WAY
> back (tiny pinch every other day, or less even) for several days and
> they'll go away, then establish a feeding regimen that will not cause
> them to return. Feed once a day, no more than your fish will consume
> in 3-5 minutes. If food makes it to the bottom, and is not picked up,
> you're overfeeding. Don't worry about starving them, fish can go
> several days with NO food and suffer no ill effects.
>
> hth
>
> billy
>
>

[E.Otter]

I've heard that some kind of white worm species can spawn in gravel or other
substrate that is badly in need of vacuuming. Vacuuming *really* dirty
substrate needs to be done carefully otherwise it will kick up a lot of "bad
stuff" into the water that can stress your fish. Vacuuming a little bit of
the substrate each day until you've gotten all of it. Then integrate the
vacuuming into your tank-maintenance regimen. If gravel-vacuuming isn't
something you do regularly then this is your wake up call.

If your fish species are carnivore or omnivour or scavenger types they will
eat the worms if you seriously cut back in the amount of food and how often
you feed. Go every other day between meals and only feed a little bit.
Then your fish will eat the worms. But if you have vegitarian-type fish,
the only thing thats going to remove the worms is you.

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hi E
i gravel vac once a week religiously , 1/2 the tank floor one week, the
other half the next week.
"E.Otter" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> I've heard that some kind of white worm species can spawn in gravel or
other
> substrate that is badly in need of vacuuming. Vacuuming *really* dirty
> substrate needs to be done carefully otherwise it will kick up a lot of
"bad
> stuff" into the water that can stress your fish. Vacuuming a little bit
of
> the substrate each day until you've gotten all of it. Then integrate the
> vacuuming into your tank-maintenance regimen. If gravel-vacuuming isn't
> something you do regularly then this is your wake up call.
>
> If your fish species are carnivore or omnivour or scavenger types they
will
> eat the worms if you seriously cut back in the amount of food and how
often
> you feed. Go every other day between meals and only feed a little bit.
> Then your fish will eat the worms. But if you have vegitarian-type fish,
> the only thing thats going to remove the worms is you.
>
>

[Dinky]

"E.Otter" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
| I've heard that some kind of white worm species can spawn in gravel
or other
| substrate that is badly in need of vacuuming. Vacuuming *really*
dirty
| substrate needs to be done carefully otherwise it will kick up a
lot of "bad
| stuff"

Aye, such as the sub going "anerobic" from pockets of decaying matter
left alone too long.