What is this now??

[Matt Nace]

I noticed comming out of my planted tank's flourite a white worm, that moved like an "inch worm" (where it's head and tail push together raising its body up) It is white and very flexable.

What is this, how did it get in there?

I have 6 ottos, 6SAE, 7 shrimp, and some pond snails.

Tank has been up for about a month or so and the plants are doing great. I dont know what to think of this worm however.

btw- I dont feed this tank a thing must have came in with the snails...argghhh

 

[Bettaman shane]

worms in an aquarium never had one of them matbe you should kill it :-/

 

[clothahump]

I should think it is one of two things.
The larval stage of an insect, probably introduced on plants or a parasitic worm from one of your shrimps or more likely from your snails.
I do not think I would chance leaving it in the tank, remove it to a jar of water and see what happens. 8)

 

[ryanp15]

Sounds weird to me! I would remove it too.

 

[Matt Nace]

Thanks..but easier said then done. It slithers back into the gravel. I have no idea where it is now.

If it is a parasite or something, it got real big then or I would have noticed it.

Well it is prunning day every tuesday so I will look for it a squash some snails.

BTW I dont think I will introduce the loach I got the Yo-Yo loach unless it can live on algae alone(and snails). The snails have been scrapping off algae(because i dont feed), and I can catch them as they surface to breath. I have snails in another tank(which I put there) so maybe he can go in there.

 

[Matt Nace]

Ryan-- If you saw it you would think it was even more wierd. I was like WTH is that???. Have to get me some tweezers or something.

 

[clothahump]

Hi Barb, there is available a worm trap that marine aquarists use to trap bristle worms, this may help. 8)

 

[ryanp15]

Barb do you have a gravel vaccumm? That may suck him out of there. Do you have gravel over flourite?

 

[Matt Nace]

I was told it is a type of planaria, that is usually found in bad water. It can be introduced in plants, and hard to find cause they roll up in little balls.

So the Hornwort I got really sucks!!! I got a wormy thing, and stupid snails(which I kinda like cause they are eatting mostly algae)

The guy was right, cause now I know where I saw one before, it was in the pet shop's container that they had, which contained black/blood worms. I asked what it was and they said food....yeah ok.

anyway, I will try and get it out.

 

[clothahump]

Definately not Planarian, they glide across the tank, they do not arch their bodies.
I still think this is more likely to be the larval stage of an insect. 8)

 

[Matt Nace]

ok. thanks.

I wonder what insect it could be...... :-/

 

[Bettaman shane]

maybe you'll get lucky and a fish will eat it

 

[Franky099]

icky!  Get dat buy outta there!!

 

[Bettaman shane]

have you got it yet or is that thing still in there

 

[ryanp15]

Seen any bugs yet???