Matt B Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I have a 7 gal. cube that currently only has a Hillstream loach, Cherry shrimp and a bunch of snails in it. There is a lot more microfauna that have come out, now that nobody's muching on them.  I noticed these guys today poking out of the gravel, 'looking' around. Are these black worms? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 If you've ever fed that cube black worms, my guess is absolutely yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy's Fish Den Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 They look like blackworms to me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 @Fish Folk That's what surprised me. I've never fed blackworms before. 🤔  From my understanding, it only takes a segment of a worm to make a worm. I wonder if frozen blood worms or another food source contained them? It's pretty cool how things just seem to mysteriously happen. 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 They are very active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGibson Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 That’s a neat surprise! I’ve not looked into black worms yet but they seem like a pretty decent live food. If I were you I’d see if I could catch some out and culture them. It’d be pretty cool to maintain a black work culture that just apparated in one of your tanks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Try sucking them up into the water column. If they swim they may be detritus worms. They're beneficial and you can feed them to worms too. They're more tubifex with size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphValentine Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 On 2/8/2024 at 1:33 PM, Schuyler said: Try sucking them up into the water column. If they swim they may be detritus worms. They're beneficial and you can feed them to worms too. They're more tubifex with size Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 They would make great fish food.  What would be a good couple of little fish for a 7 gal tank? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tike Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Since you never fed the tank black worms before, my guess is detritus worm. They can be white or brown. Detritus worm  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Useing a small flashlight to see what was going on in the nooks and crannies of the tank.. I noticed the worms are definitely light sensitive. 🤔  They dart back into the gravel and the ones I can see in the gravel, move quickly out of sight!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Detritus (black worm?) worm, pokeing up out of the gravel..." Hey Shrimpies! What's for lunch?".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 Regardless of what we call them, I believe they are an intricate part of why this tank is so alive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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