Hitchhiker worm/Camallanus (?)

[GAaquatics]

I have a 20 gallon cycling about one month.  No fish, and was previously a saltwater QT.  I have been adding numerous plants and a couple snails.  This past weekend I added some water lettuce from a LFS.  Today I'm seeing small red worms (about 6) swimming in a corkscrew pattern in the water column.  I couldn't get a photo, but they look a bit like photos of camallanus.  Not sure what I should do about the tank.  I do have Paracleanse, Ichx and Maracel as well as Chloroquine Phosphate from when I was saltwater qt. 

Any thoughts on what you would do if it was your tank?  Appreciate all thoughts.

[GAaquatics]

Got a photo...seems to have segments so maybe detritus? thanks again for any help

[laritheloud]

That looks like a bloodworm!

[Guppysnail]

On 8/26/2021 at 2:04 PM, laritheloud said:

That looks like a bloodworm!

I was thinking the same but wasn’t quite sure

[GAaquatics]

On 8/26/2021 at 2:04 PM, laritheloud said:

That looks like a bloodworm!

Interesting.  Never had that happen before.  Extra snack for when I add fish.

[laritheloud]

On 8/26/2021 at 2:06 PM, Guppysnail said:

I was thinking the same but wasn’t quite sure

It's my best guess. I know camallanus is more threadlike and not segmented. Free fish food, though, right?

[GAaquatics]

Thanks! I am feeling relieved.

[Colu]

I agree looks like blood worm to me

[Amberroonie]

Hi I know this thread is a few months old but I just found the exact same thing in a planted tank that I JUST put three fish into. I’ve been looking around online and thought callamanus as well but I’m leaning toward bloodworm. Did you ever figure it out?