What is this worm

[WreckItRuan]

Hi
I have a rcs tank with about 100 shrimplings and 12 adults and while I was counting my shrimplings I saw this worm next to my one baby shrimp on my sponge filter and I am panicking now and wondering if it is harmfull I als just had some planaria in my tank and got rid of them a couple of days ago

Please help and thanks

 

[OrionGirl]

Doesn't look like planaria or a leech...How does it move?

 

[WreckItRuan]

It wiggles sporadically until it reaches a surface

 

[OrionGirl]

Can you tell if it's segmented?

It looks like a blood worm, which isn't really that likely to just show up on a plants. What else it is in the tank? Most planted tanks support a pretty wide variety of harmless fauna, so unless you see it attacking a shrimp, or in mass numbers, I'd ignore it.

 

[WreckItRuan]

Can you tell if it's segmented?

It looks like a blood worm, which isn't really that likely to just show up on a plants. What else it is in the tank? Most planted tanks support a pretty wide variety of harmless fauna, so unless you see it attacking a shrimp, or in mass numbers, I'd ignore it.

It has segmants and i only have a couple of plants in the tank but they where in there for months befoe i saw this worm

 

[OrionGirl]

Most worms stay in the substrate, where you aren't likely to see them. I wouldn't fret.

 

[WreckItRuan]

Most worms stay in the substrate, where you aren't likely to see them. I wouldn't fret.

Ok thank you very much

 

[myswtsins]

I agree. Doesn't look like the typical suspects we worry about and there are tons of harmless fauna in our tanks.