Faran Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Today I was doing a water change and decided to vacuum the driftwood as I noticed some leftover bloodworm and tubifex worms falling over it occassionally during feeding. After I was done with the water change I noticed a few small (1/2 cm) hairlike white worms wriggling in the water which my congo tetras devoured upon sight. Parasites or leftover food that's reproducing? I've read through all my "fish disease" books and they don't really cover worms that aren't actually on the fishies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Would this be the answer? most likely planeria quit feeding for a cpl days clean the filter, and vac the bottom well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 That sounds exactly like what it is Blue, and like the quote says. just drop feeding to a minimum or stop all together and you should see them disappear. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Planaria all right. Harmelss but unsightly if they reach plague proportions. Cut back on the feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Thanks guys! I just had to give the congos a bit of food to get their minds off spawning (comm tank is no place to try and lay eggs) but will let the fishies go hungry for a couple days. Honestly, not a big issue if it's just planaria. They're pretty natural in a tank and not an issue unless theybecome an infestation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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