Zac Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Made a post about this yesterday. I was able to snap a picture of the worm I found. Now there’s probably 50 or more in the tank. It’s like they appeared over night. I haven’t had any new additions to the tank for 2 weeks when I initially set it up. Only pond snails and plants. It seems like these guys just appeared over night. My hutch is that they’re detritus worms but I don’t want to add any fish unless I know the worms won’t harm them and fish can eat them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaW Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 It does look like a detritus worm to me. Does is squirm free-floating (maybe one end attached, but the body is free) or does it slide along the surface like it's fully attached (like a snail would glide)? If it's more free-floating, it would be detritus worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 On 5/23/2022 at 7:24 PM, AndreaW said: It does look like a detritus worm to me. Does is squirm free-floating (maybe one end attached, but the body is free) or does it slide along the surface like it's fully attached (like a snail would glide)? If it's more free-floating, it would be detritus worm. I’ve seen both. Looks like there’s a bunch of babies squirming on the glass but the big ones I’ve seen swimming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaW Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 You can do a youtube search to see videos of detritus worms, flatworms and planeria to see the difference. I had a post where I asked about some flatworms in my tank and there was some great info that you might find helpful as well: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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