White worms

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Gambusia
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Feb 15, 2013
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Okay.. This isn't fish disease, but tank related. Few days ago I fed tubeflex worms to my fish and now I noticed these weird white worms in my tank. They are either fat, or thin... Previously I had this "infection" and I had to bleach the tank, but now my tank is 2 meters long, there's no way I can remove everything to bleach. Is there ways to remove pest?
Ps. The worms are really tiny and can't get any pictures

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I would just add some anti parasite treatment usually does the job I use to get small little worm/slug looking things that would stick to the glass and most anti parasite treatments would work.


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How much should I put in? Considering my tank is full of predatory fishes

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If I put medicine for parasite? Would it kill my plants and the bacteria that breaks down ammonia in the filter? That's the most concerning part now for me...
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They are harmless. Do a few large water changes and vacuming and they'll go away don't waste you money. If you are overfeeding cut back a little.
 
I always see my fish finish eating.. Example, raw fish I feed my gars. One piece at a time. Mealworms for my 2 sp. Redfin, 2 rope fish, 1 clown knife and 1 silver aro....

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They feed on bacteria in fish excrament. So even though you see your fish finishing all the food it's the amount of excrament in the tank and the bacteria that grows in it that they (the worms) feed on. So basicly the more they eat the more they poop and the more they poop the worm food is produced. Either cut back on the amount you're feeding or vacume and change the water more often. That's the bottom line on the little critters.
 
Okay thanks.. I'll surely try that. But before I was into monster fishes, when I was still keeping cute little tropical ones I had the same problem but this time the white worms were attacking and eating my fish

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Another thing.. i also noticed this translucent plant like stalks on my glass.. are those algae or something? i have never seen them before......
 
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