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Jeffcameron
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I have literally hundreds of extremely small whitish worms all over the glass of my Cichlid tank that seemed to pop up out of nowhere. The biggest ones are about 4mm in length but most are about 2mm in length.
What are they and could they be harmful?
I am worried because my GT and Blue Acara have not been eating much lately so I'm worried something is majorly wrong. Because they've not been eating there is a bit of food on the ground but not too much as I did a good vacuum on Sat. The only change I've made is add some terracotta to the tank. It was bought as a brand new pot from a shop which I broke and rinsed really well before putting in the tank.
I have read about planaria and nematodes but my worms seem much smaller. I tried taking a photo but they are too small to show up. On the second photo the tiny smudges are the worms. You really can't see them though.
Please help.
What are they and could they be harmful?
I am worried because my GT and Blue Acara have not been eating much lately so I'm worried something is majorly wrong. Because they've not been eating there is a bit of food on the ground but not too much as I did a good vacuum on Sat. The only change I've made is add some terracotta to the tank. It was bought as a brand new pot from a shop which I broke and rinsed really well before putting in the tank.
I have read about planaria and nematodes but my worms seem much smaller. I tried taking a photo but they are too small to show up. On the second photo the tiny smudges are the worms. You really can't see them though.
Please help.
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