Tiny Worms In Tank
 

I was cleaning my tank when I noticed that there were a lot of tiny worms in
my gravel. The funny thing is, I have never fed my fishes with worms before.
They have always been fed on pallets.

Any ideas on what the worms are? Are they harmful to fishes? Will adding
0.03% salt kill them? I strongly belief that my canister filter is also
infested with the worms (I am reluctant to throw away the filter medias as
they are cycled)..

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Am somewhat of a novice so appologies if i'm totally wrong. Are the worms reddish in colour? If so, they could be small blood worms. I had lots of them in my back garden pond last year. As far as I know, they are harmless - in fact, they are somewhat of a delicacy to certain tropical fish.

Have a look on the following website - shows some picture.

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Live...od%20Worms.htm

Sorry I can't be of any further help or if I'm totally off the mark.

In message , The G Man
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GY Wrote:
I was cleaning my tank when I noticed that there were a lot of tiny
worms in
my gravel. The funny thing is, I have never fed my fishes with worms
before.
They have always been fed on pallets.

Any ideas on what the worms are? Are they harmful to fishes? Will
adding
0.03% salt kill them? I strongly belief that my canister filter is
also
infested with the worms (I am reluctant to throw away the filter medias
as
they are cycled)..

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Am somewhat of a novice so appologies if i'm totally wrong. Are the
worms reddish in colour? If so, they could be small blood worms. I had
lots of them in my back garden pond last year. As far as I know, they
are harmless - in fact, they are somewhat of a delicacy to certain
tropical fish.

Have a look on the following website - shows some picture.

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Live...od%20Worms.htm

Sorry I can't be of any further help or if I'm totally off the mark.

they're very unlikely to be bloodworms unless there are
mosquito-type-things laying in your tank. I think the standard answer is
"planaria". They're harmless but a sign of overfeeding and uneaten food
collecting in your gravel. I'd cut back on your feeding a lot, gravel
vac every few days and see what happens.

--
sophie

www.freewebs.com/fishstuff
(under construction. ish.)

Thanks guys for replying. I think I'll replace the filter materials and add
salt to the setup; see if it does anything.
The worms are pinkish, long and very thin looking.

GY


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In message , The G Man
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GY Wrote:
I was cleaning my tank when I noticed that there were a lot of tiny
worms in
my gravel. The funny thing is, I have never fed my fishes with worms
before.
They have always been fed on pallets.

Any ideas on what the worms are? Are they harmful to fishes? Will
adding
0.03% salt kill them? I strongly belief that my canister filter is
also
infested with the worms (I am reluctant to throw away the filter medias
as
they are cycled)..

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Am somewhat of a novice so appologies if i'm totally wrong. Are the
worms reddish in colour? If so, they could be small blood worms. I had
lots of them in my back garden pond last year. As far as I know, they
are harmless - in fact, they are somewhat of a delicacy to certain
tropical fish.

Have a look on the following website - shows some picture.

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Live...od%20Worms.htm

Sorry I can't be of any further help or if I'm totally off the mark.

they're very unlikely to be bloodworms unless there are
mosquito-type-things laying in your tank. I think the standard answer is
"planaria". They're harmless but a sign of overfeeding and uneaten food
collecting in your gravel. I'd cut back on your feeding a lot, gravel vac
every few days and see what happens.

--
sophie

www.freewebs.com/fishstuff
(under construction. ish.)