wormsss help!!!

[Cohazard]

They are most likely planeria that live in the substrate and eat decaying material they generally stay in the substrate UNLESS theres a population expolsion due to an abundance of unconsumed foods.To clear up this mess quit feeding for a cpl of days
and do a good gravel vacuuming.this should knock back the population to normal levels.To prevent this from happening again DO NOT OVERFEED and vacuum the substrate weekly-Anne

I agree, when I get lazy with the gravel vacs, or feed too much (especially massivore) I get these worms too.


I pre-chop all my tilapia fillets when I buy them to make feeding faster, but when you defrost them, you will see a lot of tiny bits that cloud the water in the container you defrost them in, so I pulled out the chunks by hand and toss out the water used to defrost the fillet chunks in, which also helps keep the water clear after feeding time, and avoid a worm problem.

The worms are not harmful to fish, just look gross in your tank and are an indicator you're doing something wrong.

 

[Armored_delhezi]

Here it is...

 

[Armored_delhezi]

They are most likely planeria that live in the substrate and eat decaying material they generally stay in the substrate UNLESS theres a population expolsion due to an abundance of unconsumed foods.To clear up this mess quit feeding for a cpl of days
and do a good gravel vacuuming.this should knock back the population to normal levels.To prevent this from happening again DO NOT OVERFEED and vacuum the substrate weekly-Anne

Thanks Anne... Actually I do over feeding my fishes coz I'm only feeding them every 2days, so I used to put a lot of foods for them to stay stomach-full for 2days...

 

[Armored_delhezi]

One more thing... Is it harmful for my fishes?

 

[TheRealMacDaddy]

Oh wow, you have a problem...those are the dreaded Mutant Vampire Birchir Attack Zombie Worms...you need to immediately drain your tank and wash everything in it! Of course your fish can't be placed back into the tank becuse this infestation is impossible to kill (that's why they are called Zombie Worms). You will have to ship your fish to me in Florida so they will remain safe!

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You're fine...they are detritus worms/nematodes. They are a natural part of the aquatic ecosystem, unless they overpopulate...or become Vampire Zombies A pleco in the tank will make short work of them.

 

[Armored_delhezi]

Oh wow, you have a problem...those are the dreaded Mutant Vampire Birchir Attack Zombie Worms...you need to immediately drain your tank and wash everything in it! Of course your fish can't be placed back into the tank becuse this infestation is impossible to kill (that's why they are called Zombie Worms). You will have to ship your fish to me in Florida so they will remain safe!

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Your fine...they are detritus worms/nematodes. They are a natural part of the aquatic ecosystem, unless they overpopulate...or become Vampire Zombies

Hahaha! you almost got me! I was thinking to do what you told me when I'm still reading it... I just realized that I'll be too lazy to do that...

Thanks... but what will happen if they do overpopulate?

 

[TheRealMacDaddy]

If they get to the point where you see them free floating in the water column (which won't happen if you cut back on feeding, amount or episodes and vac your gravel) it's thought they can decrease O2 content. Also they most likey contribute to increased NO2, NO3 levels.

To bad your so lazy you won't pack them up and send them here, the Vampire Birchir Attack Zombie Worms are gonna eat them fish down to the bones

 

[mikee870]

They are most likely planeria that live in the substrate and eat decaying material they generally stay in the substrate UNLESS theres a population expolsion due to an abundance of unconsumed foods.To clear up this mess quit feeding for a cpl of days
and do a good gravel vacuuming.this should knock back the population to normal levels.To prevent this from happening again DO NOT OVERFEED and vacuum the substrate weekly-Anne

 

[n king]

ihad this problem in my pirahna tank found it was to much uneaten fish from when the other half overfed them cured by gravel hoovering and use of magnetic glass cleaner should be no need for total stripdown and bacteria loss mine were gone after about 10 days

 

[vaine111]

bichirs will hide food in caves and other stuff. they think they are saving it for later but they really wont touch the food after a few hours and it sits there.

try and get the uneaten food out about a half hour after you feed and you will get it down to a science on how much to feed each time.

the worms won't harm the fish. if they have nothing to eat on they will die off in a few days.