Little white worms?

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There are these little white worms on the side of the glass in my cichlid tank.

Are the harmful, if so how do i get rid of them.

What are they?

Thank you for your time!
 
they sound like planaria. They are most likely harmless, as the harmful kind (a.k.a. flukes) would be stuck to your fish somewhere. The free-living ones that you have are thriving and reproducing in response to too many excess nutrients in your tank. The solution is to reduce feedings and increase water changes/gravel vacuumings.

If you need more info, search the forums for "planaria". There are tons of threads on this.
 
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