so i had a 1 gallon that i was breading snails in and i decided to move the whole 1 gallon to my 10 gallon. my 1 gallon didnt have very good light and who looks at feeder snails any ways. so i put the whole tank in my 10 gallon and guess what i see under the good light. about 100 or more tiny white looking slug worm leach things. what are they and should i be concerned. pics to come tomorrow if i can get a good pic of these tiny tiny things.
wtf!!! white worm looking things???????
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Planaria? Check it out:
http://homepage.uab.edu/acnnnghm/BY255L/BY255LImages/BY255LImages-Platyhelminthes/Planaria-01.jpg
Not harmful, just nature cleaning up the mess. Kind of like ants when you leave things outside and they come out of nowhere. An indiciation of overfeeding, not enough (or no) filtration. Really quite common in tiny invert tanks like this. Cut back on feeding and they should disappear, or feed less rich food than flake or pellets - try cucumbers or zucchini impaled into your substrate with a fork.
http://homepage.uab.edu/acnnnghm/BY255L/BY255LImages/BY255LImages-Platyhelminthes/Planaria-01.jpg
Not harmful, just nature cleaning up the mess. Kind of like ants when you leave things outside and they come out of nowhere. An indiciation of overfeeding, not enough (or no) filtration. Really quite common in tiny invert tanks like this. Cut back on feeding and they should disappear, or feed less rich food than flake or pellets - try cucumbers or zucchini impaled into your substrate with a fork.
agreed, harmless. If you had fish they might eat them. But with inverts they don't get eaten. Feed less and they will go away eventually or at least go down in numbers.
thanks. the 10 gallon has guppies in them so i hope they get a tasty treat. good info. thanks alot guys. im wondering if i just keep the 1 gallon for them as feeders??? any comments on that. nutritious?
Nutritious yes, depending on what you gut load them with, but I don't know if fish really eat them reliably - I've read mixed accounts.
