Looked in my tank I have snails

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Eggs on live plants or tiny baby snails that came with the fish in their bag. Either way they are harmless and not worth freaking out over. They eat leftover food and your fish will eat them. Best way to reduce their numbers is keep the tank really clean and you can set traps by placing food into a bottle and leaving it over night in the tank.
 
Those sound like copepods. Small fish will eat them. They usually disappear over time. What kind of tank set up is this? What type of fish and do you have live plants? If the organisms are harmless to fish and plants I usually don't mind them. They add diversity to the tank and also serve as natural live food to fish. About the snails I am guessing they are pond snails (bladder snails). And unless you are diligent in the beginning they will get established in your tank. And by then you have to learn to accept they are part of the tank. Only thing to do at that time is manage their numbers. Me personally I like having snails in all my tanks.
 
The white worm like things come from overfeeding. I think we all go through that phase when we are trying to adjust the food amount that should be given to our fishies. They will disappear in a few days if you can control your feedings properly. Do not leave excess food lying around on the bottom of your tank, and keep it clean. I've had flare ups of these white worms a few times, usually happens when I get lazy and don't clean out excess food or food that has been partially eaten by someone and left to rot.

I think they are called planaria?

~Tony
 
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