I caught a bunch of turtles in my lake about 9 of em and put them in my 30g thinking I would be able to sell them but my LFS says there too big, So I get my new silver aro today and put it in my 55g and my FH starts bullying it so I put it in my 30g (and btw I got rid of the turtles before I put it in the 30g) and I noticed these little worms stuck on my glass slugging around so I get my magnet cleaner thing and scrub them all away and I don't see them anymore and I put my aro in their. I'm just scared these will harm my aro and there may possibly be other parasites in the tank, I actually found two leaches in the tank so I burned them and flushes them lol.
Little worms on my aquarium glass?
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I would normally say planaria too, but considering the tank just housed wild turtles. They could have carried a parasite or something else, like your leeches. Can you give an accurate description of the worms? I would also treat with aquarium salt and raise the temp a few degrees as a precaution.
Citrinellus;4225781; said:
That is a good point, but planaria are naturally found in areas with turtles, such as ponds, rivers, streams... etc... I don't really know of any harmful pathogens that hang out on the glass like planaria always do. But yeah, temp bump with salt probably isn't a bad idea... if theres anything else in there that would help to clear it up & dont forget to add an aerator or increase surface agitation when you increase temp
Probably planaria then. If they looked like translucent polyps it would be hydra which is harmless too.
I'm no expert on worms, but alittle aquarium salt should take care of just about any wiggly hitchhikers.
Just out of curiousity; do you know what kind of turtles they were?
Just out of curiousity; do you know what kind of turtles they were?