White worms on glass

[StreetCypher]

Hi all,

I've got a slight infestation of white worms in my tank (maybe 20-30 tiny 2mm-ish long worms on the glass).

I've been "powerfeeding" (maybe a little overfeeding) my fish for a while now. So that may be factor number one.

Factor number two may be my DIY python.
The suction of it is so strong that it would empty the tank of sand if i go too close to it. I used to use a vac meant for a 20g that i jabbed a few inches into the sand giving it a real good clean, but i stopped since i made my DIY python about a month ago.

Factor number three may be that i'm overdue for a water change.
I'm about three days overdue.

My plan is to give the sand a real good clean, suck these guys up and reduce feedings. Sound good? Anything i missed?

[dismantle me]

I had the same thing a week or two ago. What I did is I fed a little less and turned the temp up slightly. Im not sure what got them though because my angelfish ate some of them. Maybe a combo of both? Hope this helps!
-dan

[blitzen25bm]

feed less and some waterchanges and those guys will go away.

[FishKeeper-16]

Are theykinda of brown??? b/c i had them too and they are some kind of freshwater bug and i dont think they pose a real threat to adult fish but they may be a hazard if you are trying to raise fry(baby fish) in the tank.

[TKOS]

Yes, they do not pose a threat at all. But they do get numerous due to the right conditons, that being too much food. So try using a gravel vacuum during water change, and feeding less. That should help clear things up. Temp increase won't do much, but many fish will eat them.

[Dapple2]

Mmmm...planaria. I secod what TKOS said, but also, take a look at them under a scope if you have the chance, they are neat looking!

[StreetCypher]

Thanks for the replys.

take a look at them under a scope if you have the chance, they are neat looking!

I remember in high school biology we had our own planaria "pets". If you slice its head in half it will grow a second one. From what i remember if we learn how the stem cells differentiate into specialized cells, that would help with curing many diseases... i think..

[Mr.Fish]

Do you feed a lot of tubifex? Sometimes eggs will survive freeze-drying and they'll hatch out...one good test is to shine a flash a couple inches away from the "worm-ball"...tubifex will move toward the light...if it is tubifex, your fish will feed greedily on them. Unfortunately, it is also an indication that your water quality is not too good - tubifex love the nastiest water.

[StreetCypher]

No, i don't feed them tubifex, and the worms aren't in a worm ball, they're all over the place. I think they're just planaria or nematodes, either way i'm gonna get rid of them!

[Bryanfykes]

Snail larvae? I had a snail that reproduced (ova & ova & ova & ova... :D ) and after the eggs would dissapear small lillt white worms would appear on the glass. I took them to the local college bio dept, and was told they WERE In fact snail "infants" (so to speak). not 2mm long tho.. just a thought.

Bryn

[StreetCypher]

Nah (i don't have snails in the tank), i did a couple water changes, reduced feedings and cleaned the sand really really well, they're mostly gone now.