Worms?

[Juzah]

I fed my fish a little food before going out two nights ago, a mix of Blood worms and Hikari algae wafers. (its a betta and two bristlenose plecos in the tank).
I came home today to find the glass of my tank TEEMING with little worms. I need to know what kind of effect these are going to have on my tank, good or bad. They are white, very thin and long (approx. 5mm in length).

**Edit: They might be tubifex worms, i am not sure :s

 

[2004exrider]

sounds like you may have over fed a little bit and now the planaria (little worms that every tank has) have came out of your substrate to help clean up. They are harmless and aid in keeping your tank clean, dont use and parasite killers.

Jimmy

 

[chesterthehero]

jimmy nailed it

you can syphon them off the glass if you dont like seeing them.. less overfeeding and more gravel/sand cleaning will cut their numbers down.. they are harmless and oddly a sign of good water

 

[Juzah]

Woohoo!! Thank you for your quick replies guys!
I have just finished my routine cleaning of the tank, and did a good job cleaning the gravel, Though its still not 'perfect' so i will have another pop at it with my next water change as i ended up doing a 50%+ water change in the process

Will use vege's more, and algae wafers less. my pleco's dont seem to eat em quick enough so i end up with a good bit of waste.

Thanks again!