Bailey Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hello! I was just topping off the water in my tank and it disturbed some of the substrate, causing some gunk to float into the water. While I was fixing it, I noticed this white squirmy worm (?) type thing in the water. I saw one more small one on the glass, too. I have never seen these before and I'm not sure if this is something I need to be concerned about? It's a 5 gallon housing just one beta, but he is not currently in the tank as he's undergoing a salt treatment in a hospital tank. Is it safe to put him back at the end of his treatment with these wormy things? (Normally the water is much clearer but due to the disturbed substrate it's a little cloudy right now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 It could be a detritus worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowells Fish Lab Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Agreed, I think some kind of detritus worm. I see these from time to time when I move or clean my filters. A fish will happily eat it if its loose in the water column otherwise they just do good work for you breaking down organics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Ok, so I've seen about 8/9 more of these things since I posted this. Crawling on the glass, along the water line and even one hanging on to my floating plants. Is this something I should be concerned with? Id never seen them before I posted this originally, and now I see them everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Detritus worms, nothing to be concerned about. They live down in the substrate and once in a while you will see them. A lot of fish will pick them off if they are able to see them. If you get an over abundance of them, you can gravel vac to suck a lot of them out of the substrate, and cut back on your feeding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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