white worms???

[SkiPro]

ok so i was doing my weekly water change and cleaning and i discovered these tiny white worms. does anyone know if they are dangerous and how do i get rid of them??? please help

 

[cichlid2006]

they are called planaria. read more about them here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian

they are common and harmless. they can be a sign of over feeding though so check the amount of food your giving. if you cut back on feeding you will see the population decline very rapidly and vice versa.

 

[SkiPro]

ok well iv only been feeding every other day and they eat everything in less then 30 seconds so maby i will cut back a bit. thanks for the info

 

[RAY72187]

put some guppie in the tank the guppie love to eat those

 

[SkiPro]

i think my piranhas would make them a snack pretty fast if i put guppies in there lol..

 

[BushFishRox]

salt always does the trick for me for some reason...

 

[SkiPro]

good to know i am not a huge fan of putting salt in my tanks but if i have to i will try that.. thanks

 

[cichlid2006]

they are not only a sign of overfeeding. they can show a slack maintenance schedule, no disrespect intended. vac the gravel that bit more and up the waterchanges a bit to twice a week if you already do it once a week. if you only feed every couple of days then i doubt its the amount of food as long as they eat it all. but from what i understand P's are quite messy and debris from them eating will sink and sit on/in the sand/gravel.
so again back to gravel vac.

 

[SkiPro]

i gravel vac once a week during the water change and i have 2 rena xp4's for filtration and no food even hits the bottom of the tank, water changes twice a week just seems like a little much but i dunno i am still new.