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long hair-like worm in the tank
i just saw some long hair-like worm (abt 1-2cm) crawling underneath the gravel, at the side of the tank!!!
what are they???
what are they???
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If there are a lot of them, you might have a bit of a problem. Do a water change and rock vac (if possible) and cut down on how much you feed you fish, maybe even skip feeding for 2 or 3 days. I once had an outbreak in my cichlid tank, and it was due to extra waste caused by a messy group of fish. Often worms are from over feeding.
What kind of fish are in the tank? Often carniverous fish will take care of the problem for you, as long as the food supply for the worms is cut down.
What kind of fish are in the tank? Often carniverous fish will take care of the problem for you, as long as the food supply for the worms is cut down.
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It is strange that after reading this I noticed that I too had a small worm in my tank.
It was about 5mm long (1/4 of an inch or less) it was wriggling in the water slowly sinking to the bottom where it lay motionless untill I sucked it out with the siphon tube. It looked more like a lava than a worm, could this be a parasite? It was white at the ends and clearer in the middle it was trying to bury itself in the sand.
jason
It was about 5mm long (1/4 of an inch or less) it was wriggling in the water slowly sinking to the bottom where it lay motionless untill I sucked it out with the siphon tube. It looked more like a lava than a worm, could this be a parasite? It was white at the ends and clearer in the middle it was trying to bury itself in the sand.
jason