MAGGOTS in my tank?!
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MAGGOTS in my tank?!
Ok so it's been happening for the last few days now, that I've found what look like tiny dried up dead maggots stuck to the side of my tank at the waterline! The first day I only saw about 2 or 3 in one corner, but ever since I've been finding more and more! Could they be coming from my lr??
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
This is probably not maggots. It is probably due to over feeding or from your liverock. Can you post a a picture so we can maybe get an ID here?
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
I can't really post a pic right now unfortunately, but I'm pretty sure they are small dead maggots! They have no legs and they are tiny and brown and when I took them out with my finger they felt almost dried out from the inside. Also they're not moving at all I'm pretty sure they're all dead
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
I really don't foresee a fly laying babies in your fish tank. It's probably a pest from the liverock.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html
Look through all those photos and see if you can find one that looks like yours so we can figure out how to get rid of it.
Look through all those photos and see if you can find one that looks like yours so we can figure out how to get rid of it.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
I've actually looked through several pages just as the one you posted there and I camt seem to find anything that even closely resembles what I have here. The closest looking one is the first pic in the peanut worms set of pics. Small just like that, similar shape too, except it's NOT that. Plus they are dead.. Is it possible that flies laid eggs in the live rock when it was being shipped to my lfs and now that they're in my tank these are the dead maggots surfacing from the rock?
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
Nuclear_Glitter wrote:http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html
Look through all those photos and see if you can find one that looks like yours so we can figure out how to get rid of it.
Those ribbon worms look like something that would crawl out of the tank at night and crawl in bed with ya...lol. Spooky huh?
Chris,
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
That's really a disgusting thought and I would hope not, however we can't say for sure.
Keep a watch out for any live ones. At night when the tank lights are off get a flashlight and look in the tank any more hitchhikers.
Keep a watch out for any live ones. At night when the tank lights are off get a flashlight and look in the tank any more hitchhikers.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
postal_blowfish wrote: Is it possible that flies laid eggs in the live rock when it was being shipped to my lfs and now that they're in my tank these are the dead maggots surfacing from the rock?
Could be possible.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
Nuclear_Glitter wrote:That's really a disgusting thought and I would hope not
LoL! Like that Slither movie
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
I try not to look at those pages for too long cause I get really grossed out and then get paranoid at every touch/feel. Like when I'm writing tarantula articles I get grossed out and paranoid about spiders being in the room.FADE2BLACK_1973 wrote:Nuclear_Glitter wrote:http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html
Look through all those photos and see if you can find one that looks like yours so we can figure out how to get rid of it.
Those ribbon worms look like something that would crawl out of the tank at night and crawl in bed with ya...lol. Spooky huh?
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
Nuclear_Glitter wrote:I try not to look at those pages for too long cause I get really grossed out and then get paranoid at every touch/feel. Like when I'm writing tarantula articles I get grossed out and paranoid about spiders being in the room.FADE2BLACK_1973 wrote:Nuclear_Glitter wrote:http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchworms.html
Look through all those photos and see if you can find one that looks like yours so we can figure out how to get rid of it.
Those ribbon worms look like something that would crawl out of the tank at night and crawl in bed with ya...lol. Spooky huh?
You write tarantula articles but you are scared of spiders? I would love to own a tarantula and maybe something I have not tryed yet. I think they are beautiful.
A friend of mine had a large birdeater tarantula that got out of its cage in the middle of the night. Well he told me that he noticed something hairy crawling on his back so he smacked it off his back really fast and jumped up and started stompin it on his floor. Well that was the end of that birdeater. I asked him if he knew it was his tarantula and he said yes he knew...lol.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
I write many articles and tarantulas just happen to be some of the things I cover.FADE2BLACK_1973 wrote:You write tarantula articles but you are scared of spiders? I would love to own a tarantula and maybe something I have not tryed yet. I think they are beautiful.
A friend of mine had a large birdeater tarantula that got out of its cage in the middle of the night. Well he told me that he noticed something hairy crawling on his back so he smacked it off his back really fast and jumped up and started stompin it on his floor. Well that was the end of that birdeater. I asked him if he knew it was his tarantula and he said yes he knew...lol.
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
Nuclear_Glitter wrote:I write many articles and tarantulas just happen to be some of the things I cover.FADE2BLACK_1973 wrote:You write tarantula articles but you are scared of spiders? I would love to own a tarantula and maybe something I have not tryed yet. I think they are beautiful.
A friend of mine had a large birdeater tarantula that got out of its cage in the middle of the night. Well he told me that he noticed something hairy crawling on his back so he smacked it off his back really fast and jumped up and started stompin it on his floor. Well that was the end of that birdeater. I asked him if he knew it was his tarantula and he said yes he knew...lol.
Interesting. I love reading articles. Any links would be nice
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Re: MAGGOTS in my tank?!
PMed you a link. =]
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