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Liver Loo
Ever since i got my 10 Gallon when I clean it I always find little white worms squirming around and I want to know what kind of worms they are.
Gold Ryu
It's probably planaria, it's harmless though. I've got some in my tank aswell and the fish eat it sometimes too.
glitterfish
As Gold Ryu said, it probably is planaria. Its usually a sign that you need to vacuum the gravel more persistantly but they wont harm your fish at all. smile.gif
x-Lucy-Fish-x
Or a sign that you are over feeding.. as they pop up to eat left over food smile.gif
Liver Loo
Thank you. But x-Lucy-Fish-x they don't pop up and eat the left over food let alone any food that I can see. I don't see them unless I clean the tank and theres at least a thousand of them.
x-Lucy-Fish-x
yea, when the left over food falls into the gravel and starts to decompose they eat it there, that probably why you see them in the gravel smile.gif
Liver Loo
oh well I never thought of that.
since fish eat them is it possible that some of the worms have a disease
Ponderosa Power
Probably not if they were grown in your tank, unless your aquarium seriously looks and smells like a sewer wink.gif Just feed a little less and do more frequent waterchanges.
Anic
QUOTE(Gold Ryu @ Jul 10 2006, 07:52 PM) [snapback]546057[/snapback]

It's probably planaria, it's harmless though. I've got some in my tank aswell and the fish eat it sometimes too.

That's exactly what I told her and she didn't believe me.
glitterfish
Where Anic?

Anic
What do you mean by "where"?
glitterfish
Where did you tell her that they were planaria? Diff thread?
x-Lucy-Fish-x
They're sisters biggrin.gif
glitterfish
DOH!!! Thanks Lucy, I didnt know that!!
Liver Loo
I just wanted to check with someone else to make sure
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