justcichlids Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 hey everyone just after some info and advice firstly i have noticed some strange little worms in my bristlenose breeding tank they are about 1 cm in length whiteish in colour and appear to have a head(slightly larger diameter than body and a couple of mm long along the body) ythey sorta look like sperm secondly i have a fronnie who is very un happy he/she has gone very dark in colour has a slight cloudiness to the eyes and spends most of the time just hanging around the bottom of the tank. it has been eating and water parameters are ok all the other fish in tank are ok. cheers JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy65 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 The worms sound like planaria...harmless little guys... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonx Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Which are possibly there due to bacteria / ammonia or something related to an imblance in your water. Done any tests on it yet? Filter functioning ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 If you have planaria I'd be doing some water changes & severe gravel vaccing - they are harmless themselves but they are a sign of high nitrates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcichlids Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 thanks for the replies folks, i did a search on planaria and they don't seem to be what these fellows are. most of the sites describe them as flat worms that appear on the glass, these guys dont appear to be flat or attach themselves to the glass they are actually free swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giz Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 What is your water parameters? Ph ? Ammonia ? Nitrite? Nitrate? I would be pretty sure your water isnt good. Nitrates should be less than 40ppm preferably with zero ammonia and nitrites. The worms usually live in the substrate but they're telling you that somethings wrong when they come out of the gravel. You should check them all again cheers Giz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robfishfan Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 sounds like wrigglers to me ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moses Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 sounds like wrigglers to me ? Wrigglers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 It's Planaria. I've never had them before but they can appear as both flat slimy worms that appear on the glass, or small white worms with a visible head. Usually a sign of overfeeding. Feed a little less every day and increase the consistency of your water changes and they will disappear on their own. Either way they are harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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