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[Mundle]

I had two guppies die I did a water change and there are worms in my tank

Will avitrol plus help

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Worms?? What kind?

 

[GNarnian]

Are they red looking? If you can get a picture that would help

 

[Heavy]

I would suggest to change your substrate. if that doesn't work get a UV sterilizer.

I'm a noob trust tryna pass down what I've read

 

[Andrew McFadden]

They may just be from over feeding depending on the kind they are

 

[GNarnian]

They may just be from over feeding depending on the kind they are

Exactly. If they are red looking, they are probably harmless, and an extra snack for your fish

 

[Mundle]

i dont know what colour they are.
im colour blind.
ill ask my mum next time
there are quite a lot of them in gravel when i clean
how do i know if there bad

 

[GNarnian]

If there is a lot of them, it's probably because the substrate has too much uneaten food/waste. The majority of worms that can be found in freshwater aquariums are harmless. The only way to know for sure is to identify the worm. If you manage to get a picture of them, post it here, and I'm sure someone can identify it!

You can always do a gravel vac and suck as many up as you can to get rid of them. I found a bunch of red worms in my filter when I first started my big tank, and I freaked out! But then I found out that they were harmless, and the fish actually eat them. after cleaning the canister, they never showed up again.

 

[AquaAussie]

Worms can be deadly though. I had a problem with worms that were killing my fish before.

 

[Mundle]

There like skin colour