HELP! WORM ATK!

[whitechicks7]

there are tiny red coloured worms growing in my aquarium , i am using white sand and these worms are like little strand of red hairs sticking out of the sand. some came out of the sand and its pretty long , like 1 inch long . anyone knows what is that? a parasite ?
is it harmful to my fishes?
and how do i clear it .

thx alot.

 

[whitechicks7]

Here are some pictures


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[duanes]

If you stir them up, do they congregate together in a ball? If so they are tubifex worms, and your fish will eat them.

 

[whitechicks7]

I didn't touch them they are all like hiding in the sand itself


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[Damianizer]

I had something like that ones. I don't know what they are but what I did to get rid of them was a 50% water change and added some fresh water aquarium salt. a table spoon per gallon, eventually they disappeared. Maybe you can try that.

 

[krichardson]

I have seen tiny white worms in aquariums(which are mostly harmless)but I don't recall ever seeing red ones.

 

[whitechicks7]

If its not tube flex what can it be. And I have been adding aquariums salt on a regular basis. Don't know why will it grow..


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[krichardson]

Probably related to the white worms,some type of planaria.

 

[deeda]

Have you fed your fish any live food recently? They could be tubifex worms or blackworms.

 

[whitechicks7]

Been feeding life stock like small guppies or red fish, and dead frozen blood worms .

Is it harmful to my fishes?


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