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red worms?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:25 am
by lil fish
Anyone know what kind of worms these are? I was finishing a water change and noticed them... There are thousands that are making up the blobs on the side of the bucket. I originally thought they were planeria, but re-thinking that. I keep good care of my tank, doing water changes regularly--my SAP was messy and loved to eat, but he recently passed away
. Now that he is gone the is only one other fish who doesn't get but 3 flakes every few days. I
Re: red worms?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:06 pm
by scpion
Tubifex? I had a snail tank that had horrible horrible upkeeping. If I look closely at the substrate, I can see literally thousands of them wriggling. Not a really good sign..
Re: red worms?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:27 pm
by lil fish
How do you get them/where would they have come from? I read that you can get them if you are using them as food, but I haven't. And then, how do I get rid of them?
Re: red worms?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:37 pm
by scpion
Thats just my guess...
Btw, after I changed that to a ghost shrimp tank, all of them disappeared. Eaten up probably. Maybe u need some critters as cleanup crew. Next time cut back on the feeding and vacuum more?