Question: New Pics Of Ron: And Worms!!!

[flan123]

Hi guys.

So, I took a few nice photos of Ron the other night.

Tonight, when feeding him, I noticed lots of tiny little white 'worms' sticking to the inside of the tank. Barely 1mm long. Any ideas what they could be? They were to small to photograph!

 

[pinkangel729]

hmm what do you feed him?

I feed mine worms and noticed i had small little white worms on the side of my tank, was told they should be harmless as long as they dont actually attach to my axies.

They have all gone now aswell so have no idea what they were.

 

[flan123]

Earthworms.

And before people comment on his small gills, they are actually a lot better now than they were when i got him 4 months ago. His middle left gill also, has always faced forwards.

Good lookin fella, eh?:bowl:

 

[pinkangel729]

yeh i think it must be something the worms have on them then, i give mine a good clean before hand now and have had no problems since.

He looks like my bam bam.

 

[dr34mr]

Have a look at this site: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Tank_critters.shtml

They are probably Planaria, have a look at the photos on the above site.

 

[flan123]

I think its maybe planaria, they aren't 'gangly' enough to be threadworms.

What is the cause of this, though?

In my case, at the moment, I have no live plants and he always eats his food straight away. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[dr34mr]

I'm no expert on the topic so i can't really say what the cause is. What i have found in other threads is:

they are detritus worms and are signs that you may need a water change. They usually start showing up when there's overfeeding, large bio-loads, or underfiltration of the tank.

They are generally considered to be pretty harmless, but if you are concerned here is a thread with info on how to remove them.

http://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?t=63695&highlight=planaria

 

[gilbertjelly]

Hey Mike,

They are great photos of Ron.
I love your tank set up
You must have a really good camera to take the close up shots

 

[flan123]

Thanks very much Gilbert Jelly!

I will post full details on which camera I used tonight.

 

[dipsydoodle]

I have some too on my newt tank. Not many though; I don't over feed but I do leave food in for a while (a few hours) and take it out. I feed frozen bloodworms. I'm half cleaning them again tonight.