Red worms in filter

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Hi All

well i am sure this question has been covered, however the reading and pic's i have looked at dont explain what they are. Found in my canister filter - none in the tank.

description - about half an inch long, some are white-ish some are red, very thin, i dont think its larva from a midge fly as we dont have them here.

it could be planaria but the ones in my tank look smoother than the photos i have seen.

any other names i could google

thanks in advance
 
They're free food. Lucky dog.

They're live blood worms. They're harmless and good eats for the fishies ;)
 
wrek said:
They're free food. Lucky dog.

They're live blood worms. They're harmless and good eats for the fishies ;)
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this i am then very happy about , but how did they get there, i have never put live blood worms in the tank, no new plants no new fish no new food, i am truly confused
 
there are many different varieties of detritus worms, and that's what you most likely have living in your filter - they like to hang out where the most mulm & dirt is.

having these worms in your filter most likely indicates that you need to increase your filter maintenance/cleaning. just be sure to rinse all your media in a bucket of tank water.

when my hob filters get a little cruddy i rinse all the plastic parts under tapwater, with no ill effects to my fish.
 
thanks very much fish/betta that sounds about right, i made a diy 12liter canister filter, works like a bomb, i noticed today it was sending out fine particles into the tank, so i decided to clean it, and yes hyou are both correct its cleaning was well over due.

thanks for the advise.
 
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