Natalie Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 We are after some advice with some of our new Discus. While they appear to be healthy (and are laying eggs as I type this message), we have noticed HEAPS of tiny white wormy things floating/swimming in the water and crawling on the side of the glass. They are about as thin as a hair, and under 1cm in length. We have actually seem them before in Discus tanks in pet shops, but when we asked them about it they didn't seem very concerned, didn't seem to know what it was or how to treat it. I have done a little search on the net and suspect they could be from the nematode family (could be totally wrong of course...we are newbie's afterall)...but would like some more information on what they could be, if they could harm the fish, and what we can do to get rid of them. Any advice would be much appreciated. As I said, they fish appear happy and healthy...but we don't like the look of them... Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polgara Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Cant remember what they are called but they come about from over feeding. IF there are alot of them you will probably loose all the discus eggs as they'll try eat them... best way to get rid of them is to not feed for a few days or feed very lightly so the discus just get enough to eat and waste none at all... thats how you should feed all the time ot stop these worms and nitrates and things building up from rotten food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummingBird Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Planaria. They're mostly harmless yeah, apart from the whole 'eating the eggs' thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Thanks heaps for that. They actually just finished eating their eggs...grrr lol It is a huge relief to know they are not harmless though, and we will definately address the feeding issue. Once again, many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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