worm like creatures?

stevenlk · Post by **stevenlk** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:51 pm

i was just looking at my tank today and i noticed there were white stuff on the glass from the inside. i was gonna clean it off w/ the magnet cleaner, but then i looked closely and i saw they were little worm like creatures thinner then the "hyphen' symbol. like - anyway they are sliding along the glass like the snake game on phones. i haven't noticed them b'4, so are they good or bad. they are a light color white / off white. my tank SG is at 1.008-1.009.

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:55 pm

Harmless. Really good gravel vacs and not overfeeding will handle them.

stevenlk · Post by **stevenlk** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:02 pm

oh i did have algae growing on the right side of the aquarium on the CC and i stirred it to hide it and it got a little cloudy' and i think that might have thrown them up. so they aren't a parasite of anything? but i if they're harmless, that's good, and thanks BTW!

DarkEntity · Post by **DarkEntity** » Thu May 03, 2007 4:59 pm

Sounds like Planaria worms. Harmless but annoying. they live off overfed tanks, spilled foods, waste etc

stevenlk · Post by **stevenlk** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:17 pm

arent planaria's bigger and black. i remmeber having one in 7th grade . we had them in little capsules and we would cut them in 1/2 w. a razor and they'd split and regenerate and become 2 diff ones. haha

Boxermom · Post by **Boxermom** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:45 pm

There are lots of different types of planaria from my understanding. What you describe is very common in freshwater tanks.

DarkEntity · Post by **DarkEntity** » Fri May 04, 2007 1:09 pm

Most common planaria is white

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worm like creatures?

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