Is this a parasitic worm?! Got a Picture!

[Piicklez]

It's nothing short of a miracle that i saw this, its about 1 cm long and about the thickness of a fishing line, its tiny! Got this out of my 180 gal and I know you can get larvae like this in stagnant water but not in fish tanks?! Can anybody tell me what this is?

HELP!

 

[duanes]

Looks a bit like a midge fly larvae, aka bloodworm. Does it move in a manner similar to a mosquito larvae?

 

[Piicklez]

Looks a bit like a midge fly larvae, aka bloodworm. Does it move in a manner similar to a mosquito larvae?

Yes, it wriggles around.
Is this kind of thing common to find in tanks though?

 

[Piicklez]

Looks a bit like a midge fly larvae, aka bloodworm. Does it move in a manner similar to a mosquito larvae?

By the way I have never put any bloodworm in my tank.

 

[Piicklez]

Any other info?

 

[F1 VET]

Any other info?

Id guess its from lack of cleaning. Vaccum ur substrate thourghly! And do a wc just to be safe, nasty!

#1 S. Vettel

 

[ecoli73]

honestly, have anyone seen the bottom of a lake or a river?

As long as your water parameters are good, nothing to worry about...

If you are worried about mosquitoes, just make sure the water surface is constantly agitated.

 

[Piicklez]

honestly, have anyone seen the bottom of a lake or a river?

As long as your water parameters are good, nothing to worry about...

If you are worried about mosquitoes, just make sure the water surface is constantly agitated.

I arent worried about THEM, im worried that its a parasite. Hell i just saw a worm and freaked out haha

 

[kevinfleming21]

looks like a harmless larvae to me as well

 

[Adamrhh]

I've had one of those before its nothing to worry about just gross