Medkow74 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Can anyone identify this worm? A little tank history/background. Had Mbuna's in it for years. Most of them with gravel last year or so gravel was removed and replaced with sand. I recently removed the sand completely and majority of the water then replaced it with ecocomplete. I also added two pieces of spider wood that were soaked in hot tap water for a week with daily water changes. I then noticed these tiny worms swimming around at some point after doing these changes never before the mbuna. There are very tiny and completely white. I do have some more photos if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 It looks like planeria worm not 100% could some other type of worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medkow74 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 11 hours ago, Colu said: It looks like planeria worm not 100% could some other type of worm What I was just reading on Planaria worms seems like they crawl on glass? The worms I have are free swimming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 It could be detritus worms 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medkow74 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 41 minutes ago, Colu said: It could be detritus worms Aren't Detritus worms brown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 No detritus worms are white 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Looks like a flatworm. Planaria have triangle shaped heads. Detritus worms look like threads that inch along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spewing_nonsense_ Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 its rhabdocoela, harmless and i actually like having them in my aquariums. planaria have a very distinct triangle head with two eyes tou can easily see. rhabdocoela basically function the same as detritus worms 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medkow74 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 54 minutes ago, Spewing_nonsense_ said: its rhabdocoela, harmless and i actually like having them in my aquariums. planaria have a very distinct triangle head with two eyes tou can easily see. rhabdocoela basically function the same as detritus worms Basically all I was worried about is whether they were safe. Why do you like having them? Do you consider them free food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spewing_nonsense_ Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 14 minutes ago, Medkow74 said: Basically all I was worried about is whether they were safe. Why do you like having them? Do you consider them free food? Free food, contribute to the ecosystem of the tank, and just another step in the chain of breaking down detritus and poop for the plants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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