white worm?

[razzer]

hi i am new here.we have about a 15 gallon freshwater tank with five freshwater tropical fish and 3 ghost shrimps in it.we sometimes use a little stress coat and occasionally a good bacteria supplement.everything looks ok except today my daughter and fianc'ee claim to have seen a white worm in the tank.they said it's about an inch long and looks like a piece of string.so far i cannot see it since i got home.they said it maybe went under the rocks.has anyone ever heard of this type of thing?thanks

 

[kirizarry]

yeah, it's probably parasites and you probably have many more in the gravel.

 

[Cloverleaf1985]

It sounds like something i had. I was overfeeding and i was told by peeps on here that the white worms were as a direct result of overfeeding. I cut down and sure enough they disappeared. I was also told that they don't harm the fish and some even eat them!
I'm sure he experts will correct me if i am wrong.

 

[littletankbigworld]

What five fish do you have specifically? Is the tank cycled?