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Little white bug? Possibly clear worm thing in freshwater fish tank?
I've had my 30 gallon tank for half a year, all my fish are healthy, I have zebra danios, platys, algae eaters, and a clawed frog and 3 basic live plants. One of the plants i bought over 4 months ago, I got it for cheap, it wasn't in the healthiest state, and lately it looks like my fish/frog have been munching on it, so I was checking it out, and I saw what looked like a very very small clear worm on the bottom of the plant. As I was looking closer, I thought I saw a small white bug, could have been the size of a flea, so I attempted to scoop the "worm" and bug out, but was unsuccessful. I'm trying to look up info to see if this is common or not. I haven't seen these things near my healthy plants, so I'm debating on getting rid of the "sick" one. Any links or advice would be awesome! =D
It hid from me in the gravel, so it's a lousy guess as far as size lol. I'm going to observe more and see if I can find it again. My algae eaters have been going to town in that area, so I assume if something is there, they are feasting on them lol Thanks!
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
I don't know exactly what you have (flea-size is kinda big and nothing I can think of off the top of my head) but if they aren't hurting the fish and your fish are eating them, I wouldn't worry. Think of it as a free food source. :)
- edgmonLv 45 years ago
My exboyfriend had a tank filled with ciclids that grew to be filled with those little worms. I spotted them in the future while the water grew to be stirred up. He informed me it was once whatever from whatever he had fed them. I idea it was once freaky--they had been relocating at the within of the glass simply above the water within the tank. I began to wonder whether they would pop out and grow to be a parasite on me! Eww. They had been style of transparent, you would slightly see them. I might blank your tank. But, I doubt if they are able to harm your fish. I'd be inclined to guess that they're feeding at the different trash for your tank.
- 10 years ago
I'm wondering if it could be planaria. This site gives pictures, causes and treatment.
