help worms in my tank

[Benito]

ive got alot of white very small worms floeting around not the flat ones i know about them, these are different, it isnt anchorworm either one of my bass has a white little thingy coming out anyone reconize this?
its too small for pics, fish are behaviong normal eat good swim alot

 

[High City Rida]

Need pic's but it sounds like some sort of parasite.

 

[Rebel Souljah]

you sure not planaria? check out the fish disease forum, should provide help...keep us in the loop

 

[High City Rida]

you sure not planaria? check out the fish disease forum, should provide help...keep us in the loop

I was thinking the same thing until he said white thing sticking out of the Cichla! But I agree you will get way more responses in the Disease fourm.

 

[silverdragon]

WATER CHANGE!

 

[crowconor]

yeah water change and maybe a pic would help and salt might help......

 

[mjuniorc]

sorry for ignoring this thread i passed it up a couple of times and decided to leave it be.. because someone else beside me would drop a DIME on this thread... but... here is my 2pennys... well hrough my expierience i noticed the same thing in my tank... a lil white stringy worm just dangling/free swimming in my water/tank but never anchored on to any of my cichla... the worm is definitly a parasite but harmless to your fish!!! i know it sounds odd but its the truth if we are on the same page and i do believe we are... well the worm/worms develop in your tank due to overfeeding and not thouroughly cleaning your gravel/substrate... so its feeding on your leftover food thats in your gravel/substrate... IMO im a person that if i see something wrong i will get it fixed and in your case even if the worms are harmless, i would fixed it to protect my fishes health... so,, proper procedures that i went through to clear them out is 45% w/c... 20%w/c the next day... 10%w/c the following day... and finalizing it with a 5%w/c the day after... and then adding coppersafe 35% of gallons of water, depending on tanks SIZE.. i strongly hate medication.. and coppersafe is very strong so pls UNDERDOSE.. to prevent any deaths.... (coppersafe, kills everything in your tank, as far as parasites) and its in your water system for 30 days..

but like i said its due to OVERFEEDING, and NOT a THOROUGH gravel/substrate cleanse...and FYI no need to OVERFEED.. because in my tanks.. if some of my CiChLA dont eat TUFF LUCK BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME... and they do.. they are getting theyre share... BELIEVE ME.. its like they take TURNS... HAHAHAHAHA..... I HOPE I HELPED ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS... so make sure you get that syphon out and clean that substrate cuz thats where all parasites live!!!

 

[cichlid savage]

They are detrius worms. As stated above they are harmless and feed on the uneaten foods in your tank. I had them before. I pulled all of the gravel out and rinsed thouroughly and put it back, did a 50% waterchange every 3 days for a week. Then made sure i clean my substrate well ever since.

As far as overfeeding....I'm GUILTY.

 

[TimTheBadass]

I've seen these too. They stick on the glass too. Great advice from mjuniorc and cichlid savage. Just do what they suggested. I would copy cichlid savage's WC schedule though cuz mjuniorc's is a bit OCD

 

[mjuniorc]

I've seen these too. They stick on the glass too. Great advice from mjuniorc and cichlid savage. Just do what they suggested. I would copy cichlid savage's WC schedule though cuz mjuniorc's is a bit OCD

A BIT OCD HUH.......... is that tuff guy talk? IMO... but 50% of water changes every other 3rd day is a bit of temp shock... and alot of good biological going to waste! but i guess i got OCD... and 50%water changes all the time is not really healthy for your fish....but it seems great to TIM... so i guess the best way to go is with TIMS advise and copy it down... ( no offense braddah SAVAGE)... he seems to KNOW alot MORE,, eversince he says he got KELBERI'S!!!