insane worm thing?

[moo33284]

So while watching my tank tonight I saw what looked like a tiny shrimp/thing flying around the tank. At first I thought it was just debris being carried by the current...but it was moving too sporadically. Finally it stopped, after chasing it's movement with a flashlight for a minute or two and it appears to be some kind of worm. It's yellow, about 1/2", very skinny and burrowed into the substrate. Anyone know what it is? Should I be worried? It was swimming so crazily!

 

[bigben2057]

So while watching my tank tonight I saw what looked like a tiny shrimp/thing flying around the tank. At first I thought it was just debris being carried by the current...but it was moving too sporadically. Finally it stopped, after chasing it's movement with a flashlight for a minute or two and it appears to be some kind of worm. It's yellow, about 1/2", very skinny and burrowed into the substrate. Anyone know what it is? Should I be worried? It was swimming so crazily!

If it was flat it was a flatworm if it was round it was something else without a photo is hard to pinpoint but i think its a flatworm.

 

[bigben2057]

Did it look similar to this?\
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Image Detail for - Yellowspot flatworm, Red Sea, Sudan, Yellowspot flatworm, Thysanozoon ...

 

[moo33284]

Think it was flat appeared to have a little mouth darker than it's body too

 

[moo33284]

No it was worm shaped and light yellow only

 

[bigben2057]

No it was worm shaped and light yellow only

Thats just a general photo im just trying to figure out if it looked like that. If it was round it may be a peanut worm.

 

[moo33284]

Hmmm let me check on google. I can't fond anything that really looks like it. It's swimming was just so all over the place so crazy to watch

 

[moo33284]

Hmm I don't think it was a peanut worm. It was veer symmetrical on either size. Same width the whole length of the body...I know a pic would help but it was just so crazy I couldn't get one

 

[bigben2057]

Hmmm let me check on google. I can't fond anything that really looks like it. It's swimming was just so all over the place so crazy to watch

flat worms swim crazy

Swimming Leopard Flatworm (Pseudobiceros pardalis): Utila, Honduras - YouTube

 

[moo33284]

Wow that thing is awesome! This worm was darting back and forth very fast from side to side just to get somewhere straight. As if it couldn't swim in a straight line. It was so sporadic

 

[bigben2057]

Wow that thing is awesome! This worm was darting back and forth very fast from side to side just to get somewhere straight. As if it couldn't swim in a straight line. It was so sporadic

Heres a worm Id site maybe it will help

Worm Hitch Hikers

 

[moo33284]

Thanks for the site ! Only thing it came close to was one of the "unidentified species". Oh well, guess I'll never know. Thanks again though!