Parasites in my tank? :(

[Paulcm10]

lately i have seen these little white dots in my tank also i have seen a worm in my tank. from my research it looks like a planaria. its tiny and white.
I'm assuming they are bad. what do i do?

 

[Paulcm10]

here is a pic of the white dots..
i couldn't find any of the worms anymore. i only saw one earlier

 

[BBradbury]

Parasites

lately i have seen these little white dots in my tank also i have seen a worm in my tank. from my research it looks like a planaria. its tiny and white.
I'm assuming they are bad. what do i do?

Hello Paul...

IMO, if you're keeping a clean tank, you don't need to be concerned about parasites. Parasites live in most cubes of water that contain plants and fish and can live in a dormant state for up to years. They only become a problem when you neglect your water keeping duties and stress your fish. The stress weakens the fishes' immune system and the parasites infect the fishes' skin.

Healthy fish skin is rarely affected by these parasites. Just remove and replace half the water in your tank every week and follow a sound tank maintenance routine. This will guarantee stable, healthy conditions for your fish.

B

 

[Paulcm10]

Hm. Will it affect my RCS? And the baby shrimps?

 

[Paulcm10]

bump

bumppp

 

[BBradbury]

Parasites

Hm. Will it affect my RCS? And the baby shrimps?

Hello again Paul...

I'm not an authority on shrimp. I used to keep them with my Livebearers and they were fine in pure water conditions.

Review your tank management routine and make sure you're doing everything necessary to maintain a stable water chemistry and that includes large, frequent water changes, routine filtration checks and media replacement if needed. If your plant situation allows it, do a good job of vacuuming the substrate. A lot of parasites will live there, vacuuming will remove them. Diet is important too, your fish and shrimp need a variety to be healthy.

I'm sure you know the drill. If you follow a sound tank maintenance routine, I see no reason to be concerned.

B

 

[Aces11]

here is a pic of the white dots..
i couldn't find any of the worms anymore. i only saw one earlier

Those look like eggs of some sort, not parasites. What is your tank stock?

 

[Paulcm10]

Those look like eggs of some sort, not parasites. What is your tank stock?

RCS, otto and MTS and no i don't think they are eggs cause they move haha

 

[Paulcm10]

Hello again Paul...

I'm not an authority on shrimp. I used to keep them with my Livebearers and they were fine in pure water conditions.

Review your tank management routine and make sure you're doing everything necessary to maintain a stable water chemistry and that includes large, frequent water changes, routine filtration checks and media replacement if needed. If your plant situation allows it, do a good job of vacuuming the substrate. A lot of parasites will live there, vacuuming will remove them. Diet is important too, your fish and shrimp need a variety to be healthy.

I'm sure you know the drill. If you follow a sound tank maintenance routine, I see no reason to be concerned.

B

oh ok ill do that thanks brad