parasite problem

[James_in_MN]

I have a 5g tank that only has RCS and java moss in it. Both seem to be doing great; the java moss seem to be growing well, and I've recently had a boom of baby RCS.

Unfortunately, I've noticed that I have small worms crawling along the glass of the tank. I have also seen what probably is adult worms hanging just above the water line sticking what I assume is their head in the water (which I've never heard of before). The worms above the water line are relatively see through and just under an inch long; the ones crawling around the tank wall are probably a millimeter. I think they are likely the same species, but can't be sure. I don't currently have a picture of them.

I believe that the worms are likely nematodes, but I have no idea where they came from. I don't think I'm overfeeding the RCS enough to cause an outbreak, as I only put shrimp pellets in every other day.

What can I do to get rid of them? I have a parasite treatment, but am not sure if there's any copper in it.

Do I even need to worry about getting rid of them? The RCS don't seem to be eating them, and I don't know if they're infected by the worms either.

 

[James_in_MN]

Unfortunately, he only aquarium treatments I have are Pimafix (fungal) and Melafix (bacterial). What's a good parasite treatment that won't kill off RCS?

 

[James_in_MN]

I'm concerned that the only parasite treatments might have copper in them. Does anyone know of any options that might work for my RCS breeder tank?