Help! What are these??

[Runsoncoffee]

Just cleaned the tank so don’t judge the cloudyness. What are these tiny worms in the tank? Are they dangerous? If so how do I get rid of them?

 

[Dawn A]

How long have you had your tank? What type of fish are in the tank? What are your water parameters at? PH, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates etc? We will need that info to see what the issues are. It could just be waste from the bottom of the tank that can rise up when adding water. Or it could be something else.

 

[Runsoncoffee]

They’re for sure worms, they move and wriggle against the current. The tank is a 5 gallon with platies.

 

[SteffeyJ]

I have little worms inside my 'pond tank'
EVERYTHING in that tank was taken from a friends pond.. there are snails, cyclops, copepods and worms. There are little segmented red worms, detritus worms and even planeria (flat worms)
Although I do not have any in any of my other tanks, the ones I have seem harmless and just usually stay in the gravel..
Judging just by the pic, I'm not able to identify the type of worm it is.. I'm sorry.
But if it is any of the ones I listed, they're perfectly fine with the snails that are in the pond tank. Although there are no fish in that tank, so I cant speak for that.. I'm sorry.
Hope this helps!

 

[Dawn A]

Check out this article. There are actually two types of worms that can swim around in your tank. This article explains them and maybe it can help you. I'm sorry as I don't have any experience dealing with worms in an aquarium but this article may help you identify them. Let me know if it helps.


https://www.thesprucepets.com/what-are-these-tiny-white-worms-1378753

 

[Runsoncoffee]

I have little worms inside my 'pond tank'
EVERYTHING in that tank was taken from a friends pond.. there are snails, cyclops, copepods and worms. There are little segmented red worms, detritus worms and even planeria (flat worms)
Although I do not have any in any of my other tanks, the ones I have seem harmless and just usually stay in the gravel..
Judging just by the pic, I'm not able to identify the type of worm it is.. I'm sorry.
But if it is any of the ones I listed, they're perfectly fine with the snails that are in the pond tank. Although there are no fish in that tank, so I cant speak for that.. I'm sorry.
Hope this helps!

This helps a lot. And they definitely look like the detritus worms from pictures online. Thanks so much! I was pretty worried that I had parasitic worms in my tank.