[Help!! What is this worm?]

Okay sounds good to me 😂 I do have some pea puffers in another aquarium… jk that would be a very expensive feast 😂 I’m going to watch it and just see what happens! Normally I just let stuff like this play out and not worry, but it’s my wife’s first tank and I want it to be a good experience ya know? Anyway, thank you guys for the input! I’ll try and update later for anyone else who comes across something similar. 

[Help!! What is this worm?]

On 9/9/2022 at 1:38 PM, TOtrees said:

LOVE THIS!!!
Over the years I've gotten reasonably good at taking a fairly strong entomology background, and using google images search terms, to return possible id's on fun unknowns. This one took a bit of digging (sorry work), but I would put good odds you have a horse fly larvae (or horse fly relative larvae). 

Like mosquitoes, blackflies, bloodworms, midges, flies and may others, these are all in the True Flies insect order, aka Diptera. True flies all have 2 wings, never 4 (di = 2 and ptera = wing). And all have development that includes a pupal stage in between the larval and adult forms (metamorphosis!!). Many dipterans have fully aquatic larval stages. Horse flies and their ilk are in the family Tabanidae. They're the ones that bite like trucks right through your clothes. They usually have big rainbow colored eyes.  Like blackflies, they have mouthparts that macerate and chew to draw blood, while mosquitoes pierce and suck. Horse flies (and their smaller and more colorful cousins deerflies) are usually found near water, near the shore. And they're fast... never mind running away, they'll chase you down on your bicycle!

I'm a big fan of live and let live. But here, I say kill it with fire!!! 😜

 

Thank you for the response, I really appreciate it and have learned a ton! I didn’t have a clue! 

Should I be concerned for the baby shrimps? How might I eliminate the larva? 

Thanks again!! 

[Help!! What is this worm?]

Hi everyone! 
 

I recently added some new plants to an aquarium about 3 weeks ago and just today noticed a small worm down in the substrate. It’s not a detritus worm, and I don’t think it’s planaria unless it’s a different form of planaria that isn’t super common. There are shrimp and ottocinclus in the tank, as well as a tiny Borneo sucker. 5 gallons, no heater, hard water, 7.6 pH. 
 

Please help me identify! I have some burried female shrimps that are ready to release their eggs soon and want to make sure the babies will not be at risk! 
 

I have a video but can’t post it here. If you want it please reach out and we can get in contact directly! 

[Help! Algae Identification?]

He does 😊 Such a fun fish!! I wanna try and breed them one of these days!! Enjoy those juveniles!! 

[Help! Algae Identification?]

Thank you! I’ll try the hydrogen peroxide and see if it makes a difference. What you said is a good idea to at least start narrowing down I think! 

[Help! Algae Identification?]

Help! I have this algae that’s been growing in my aquariums for a long time… it covers most rocks and substrate in high light areas of the tank. It’s very hard, and cannot be easily removed. I haven’t noticed any fish, snails, or plecos that will eat it. It seems to stain my rocks once I pull them out of the aquarium. Any ideas of what it is and how to treat it?