Tiny white worms

[1873teddy]

Hi there, currently in a fishless cycle & have 6 live plants in my tank, suddenly 2 tiny water snails have appeared & there seems to be 3/4 tiny white worms which I can see, I hope the worms are not parasitic? Has anyone else had this & are they safe to fish once I start stocking this weekend?

Thanks.

 

[Bottomfeeder88]

Snails hitching rides on plants maybe. Worms could be planarian or leeches. Try looking up both on google.

 

[Samzter]

Snails hitching rides on plants maybe. Worms could be planarian or leeches. Try looking up both on google.

Yeah I had planaria which I Didn't see until they were everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE !!! They were killing fry, snails, all in the gravel, sides of the tank, hatchery, heater. Filter! Eventually I moved all my stock to a 30 and took down the tank. Its now being used a a DG breeder and hopefully panda Cories once I'm sure the worms have gone. Be careful if they are because in 3 days of me noticing them they were everywhere. They killed half of my fry as well.

 

[Chiroptera]

Planaria is only an issue if you overfeed. Suction the gravel, and feed less, and they go away on their own.

 

[Samzter]

I killed mine with no heat! Yeah they fed off my fry and food found in the gravel. I siphoned every week but I missed one out ( not a water change but siphoning) because of the fry in the gravel.