worms in tank; turning into flies

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Hi I dont understand how you could get little worms in your tank. Is your tank outside or near a open window? Maby a fly laid its eggs in there or something. I would move the tank in a safe place and change water every day. While you are doing that go to a local pet store and tell them the problem.
 
Most of the kids working at LFS don't know their arse from their elbow...I would stick to getting my advice from the forums...many of the people here have decades of experience between them and a few have created some very nice websites with a wealth of information...*cough*wetman*cough*
 
I can't see how the flies would have gotten in there. The tank is in my bedroom and i never open the window. I think the worms come from petsmart where i occasionly buy fish.

Is their anyway to kill them? any natural predator which will eat them? Anything? These stupid flies drive me nuts.
 
Originally posted by wetmanNY
What fish are in the tank? Don't they *know* what they're supposed to do when they see a midge larva? What! do they think? there's a hook in it?
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This is a great thread.. about a month ago, I thought my prized 3" Golden Topwater minnow was acting very pecular. I was afraid that he might have had a fungus or something similar because he was hitting his body into the glass as if he was trying to scratch himself. Upon close inspection, he was jumping OUT of the water to reach the dry glass on the inside of the tank were a few random worms of some type had taken refuge (the 'worms' in my tank are transparent pink and hang out at the top of the water. If they are cut in 2 they continue along in 2 pieces like nothing happenen and when they swim, they always go for the surface and look like ribbons in the process). They're a treat for him and he gets lots of excersize jumping out to catch them :D
 
I have two 6 inch oscars who dont even notice the worms. They are just too big. I tried putting some smaller fish in with them, but the oscars ate them. I expected that tho.
 
You might want to try freshwater Puffers, they love bloodworms:D
But that depends on how attached to your Oscars you are, my Dwarf Puffers (about 3/4 inch long) killed a 2 1/2 inch Mbuna Cichlid the first night they were in the tank with him.:p
 
Indeed, and I've heard of piranhas killing everything before;)
 
So does anybody have any idea how to get rid of these? My fish are beginning to look bad. I dont know what to do.Would taking out the gravel be helpful?
 
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