I have these small creatures sliding around on my glass and I have no idea what they are, the largest of them are just under a 1/4 inch and they range on down in size to very small, they are brownish, have no visible appendages, are kind of longish with a split tail on the end, they move around smoothly with no jerking and there are lots of them. What are these and are they bad?
Strange sliding creature on glass needs ID
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congraulations! you have pond snails! don't worry they aren't that bad, yet, of course. they probably came in with some live food, or on a plant you planted in your tank. they aren't really bad, in fact, they eat algae, old fish food, and fish waste, helping keep your tank squeaky clean. of course, you can have too much of a good thing, be cause they can do what is know as asexual reproduction, which is an adaptation set on by a lack of males of one species. all of your type of pond snail are female, and they can automatically produce fertile eggs without having to get it on with a male snail, so just one can start a new colony. they can get to be pests, because like I said, they can literally multiply and overrun your tank. if you get too many, and want to get rid of some, just put a large, blanced, piece of lettuce in your tank and the next day, smiply dispose of the leaf, along with the snails that have come to feed on it.
oops! do u have a marine tank? well, if you do, just do exactly what I told you do if you get too many. it'll most likely work.fishcatch22 said:
this is the marine forum, so i would imagine it is a marine tank. haha
sounds like red flatworms to me. They realy dont do anything at all bad unless you have corals. In which case, if you have enough of them (which could soon happen),the block out the light and could kill yoruu corals. You can get rid of them preferably by lowering nutrients. This is the most effective way. also you can suck them outwith a turkey baster. And fish and inverts wille at them. depending on the animal itself, some six lines and some CBSs will eat them. There is also a nudi, i believe it is called a blue velvette nudibranch (?) that eats strickly them. So they will get rid of them, but you should find another home for it after that because that is ALL they eat. Oh yeah, and these flatworm are also an eyesore, so i recomend getting them out.
But this is jsut my theory, post a pic of them or search on google for red flat worms and see what you can find to ID them.
sounds like red flatworms to me. They realy dont do anything at all bad unless you have corals. In which case, if you have enough of them (which could soon happen),the block out the light and could kill yoruu corals. You can get rid of them preferably by lowering nutrients. This is the most effective way. also you can suck them outwith a turkey baster. And fish and inverts wille at them. depending on the animal itself, some six lines and some CBSs will eat them. There is also a nudi, i believe it is called a blue velvette nudibranch (?) that eats strickly them. So they will get rid of them, but you should find another home for it after that because that is ALL they eat. Oh yeah, and these flatworm are also an eyesore, so i recomend getting them out.
But this is jsut my theory, post a pic of them or search on google for red flat worms and see what you can find to ID them.
(sigh) I looked at everything wrong but the forum that it was in...DOH!!!:duh: :duh:fishieness said:
haha