Getting rid of spirorbid worm outbreak?

[limitup]

I've had a recent outbreak of spirorbid worms. They are starting to take over the tank. At this rate they will be everywhere, and quite unsightly, within a week or two. Is it just something that comes and goes periodically? The tank is about 3 months old now. Anything I can do to cut down or prevent them from popping up?

 

[jamal-188]

I would imagine when whatever there food source is begins to run out the number of them should decline rapidly...

 

[HoopsGuru]

Spirorbid worms are not harmful, in fact quite the contrary. They normally develop and proliferate in a young tank..so it should not be a surprise. If you don't like the sight of so many, scrape them off the available glass surfaces. Their population will even out in the following months.