Re: help little white worms in tank

[Sean]

hello i just noticed the other day i turned the light on in my 20 gallon
fish tank where my blue lobster is and there where little white worms on the
glass i do not know if they came from him but i had other gold fish in with
him at one time now the goldfish are in my 50 gallon tank i think it is
alright for now my lobster seems ok nothing is wrong with him but is there
any way to kill these little white worms please help Sean

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Sean wrote:
>
> hello i just noticed the other day i turned the light on in my 20 gallon
> fish tank where my blue lobster is and there where little white worms on the
> glass i do not know if they came from him but i had other gold fish in with
> him at one time now the goldfish are in my 50 gallon tank i think it is
> alright for now my lobster seems ok nothing is wrong with him but is there
> any way to kill these little white worms please help Sean

Sean these sound like Planaria, and are not uncommon. They can be brought
in from plants, food, even fish or other aquatic life.

The only way I know to get rid of them is to wipe the glass and do
some frequent water changes. Raising the temperature really high
(100+degrees) is also supposed to work - but won't be good for your
lobster.

[Sean]

thanks for the suggestings but i think i will do alot of water changes and
probably go to the fish store and take some of those little white worms with
me and see what can be done about it thanks any ways Sean

[LoaderLady]

It sounds like something I had an infestation of not long ago. I added salt
to the water, and the wee things went nuts all of a sudden. Salt will kill
them, or keep them in check. I also did a complete strip-down and cleaned
everything in salt water and then rinsed in boiled water, straight from the
kettle. In my case, I had only one fish in the tank, and it died right
after I discovered the worms. I believe they are harmless normally unless
in huge numbers, which mine were. Just the thought of them makes me cringe
still... oh, and that fish was sick at the time, so I am not positive
the worms killed it. It was new and not well when I brought it home.

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"Sean" > wrote in message
...
> thanks for the suggestings but i think i will do alot of water changes and
> probably go to the fish store and take some of those little white worms
with
> me and see what can be done about it thanks any ways Sean
>
>

[Geezer From The Freezer]

planaria are not deadly. They can irritate fish but not kill them
as far as I have researched.