nicole

I've noticed really small white worms in my breeding tank,tank is bare, worms are really fine would resemble a strand of hair in short peices but they move like a snake or an eel and and sometimes twist themselves in a knot,Ive seen my fish eat them,yuk!!,anyway don't wan't to treat tank until i'm sure what I'm dealing with.Oh yeah they will also lie flat on the bottom of tank and you can't see them until they are up and swimming again.

COBettaCouple

those sound like planaria.

nicole

Thanks, use are allways helping me out!You should go into business for yourselves one day,so friendly and knowledgable,appreciate it.

COBettaCouple

lol.. thanks, Dino helped us identify the little buggers or we'd not know what they were either. we only joined fishlore in january and started participating in march, so i'd like to think we show how much you can learn from all the members here.. and the other members have always been friendly, so it's contagious.

nicole

Yeah, just wanted to let u know I've noticed how much you guy's and I must mention armadillo try and do help so many people.It's not just in the fish you are into but all of them.You must do so much research.Even though I'm not answering I'm reading through posts and you all do such a great job,and every now and then I just want to remind you.I must say this is the most freindliest group of people on this forum,what better way to learn.Keep up the good work.

COBettaCouple

thanks. and be ready -- i see you've just been on a couple months almost, but after spending enough time here, you'll probably find yourself helping other members more & more as you learn more. So much to learn that we'll always be learning (that's why there are no experts here), but i think as you learn more, you get more confidence to answer a widening area of the questions of others.

Butterfly

Eating the worms won't hurt your fish(thats extra protein). But if you get very many I would suggest vacuuming them out and do a water change. They usually show up when over feeding.
FLBettaCouple - shut up and say thank you
carol

COBettaCouple

:P hey, i'm not the one telling people to eat worms. ..and i did say thank you.. if you keep picking on me, i'll start crying again.

Butterfly

You know we love you when we pick on you
Carol

nicole

Thanks,I was wandering what causes them and if they were harmful anyway ,I must be overfeading anyway I learn something new everyday,cheers

ecnaj143

Atleast you have worms and not crabs

j/k

COBettaCouple

So.. that means you want me to pick on you then, right?! :P

check this link for a good run-down on planaria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planaria

nicole

What a problem that would be,LOL!!!anyway thanks for the link betta couple I'm going to check it out now.