Liver Loo 0 Posted July 10, 2006 Ever since i got my 10 Gallon when I clean it I always find little white worms squirming around and I want to know what kind of worms they are. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Ryu 0 Posted July 11, 2006 It's probably planaria, it's harmless though. I've got some in my tank aswell and the fish eat it sometimes too. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glitterfish 0 Posted July 11, 2006 As Gold Ryu said, it probably is planaria. Its usually a sign that you need to vacuum the gravel more persistantly but they wont harm your fish at all. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
x-Lucy-Fish-x 1 Posted July 11, 2006 Or a sign that you are over feeding.. as they pop up to eat left over food 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liver Loo 0 Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) Thank you. But x-Lucy-Fish-x they don't pop up and eat the left over food let alone any food that I can see. I don't see them unless I clean the tank and theres at least a thousand of them. Edited July 11, 2006 by Liver Loo 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
x-Lucy-Fish-x 1 Posted July 11, 2006 yea, when the left over food falls into the gravel and starts to decompose they eat it there, that probably why you see them in the gravel 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liver Loo 0 Posted July 11, 2006 oh well I never thought of that. since fish eat them is it possible that some of the worms have a disease 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kissy 1 Posted July 11, 2006 Probably not if they were grown in your tank, unless your aquarium seriously looks and smells like a sewer Just feed a little less and do more frequent waterchanges. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anic 37 Posted July 11, 2006 It's probably planaria, it's harmless though. I've got some in my tank aswell and the fish eat it sometimes too. That's exactly what I told her and she didn't believe me. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glitterfish 0 Posted July 12, 2006 Where Anic? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anic 37 Posted July 12, 2006 What do you mean by "where"? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glitterfish 0 Posted July 12, 2006 Where did you tell her that they were planaria? Diff thread? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
x-Lucy-Fish-x 1 Posted July 12, 2006 They're sisters 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glitterfish 0 Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) DOH!!! Thanks Lucy, I didnt know that!! Edited July 12, 2006 by glitterfish 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liver Loo 0 Posted July 12, 2006 I just wanted to check with someone else to make sure 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites