Ok, now what are these?

[ferret_corner]

I'm full of these type of questions lately. ::: sigh :::

I looked around the boards and I couldn't really find a place for this question. Since they are in my newt setup - I figured this was as good a place as any.


Description: tiny "worms" about 1/2"long - maybe a little less, white or clear, swimming through the upper layer of water. I don't think they are harmful as these newts are the healthiest I've seen personally. These newts and my axies sort of shared a tank and there for water - but they aren't in the axolotl tank. I'm thinking thats because guppies didn't last 24 hours in the newt section but guppies will last a month in the axolotl section. This was a temporary arrangement to manage water temps.

I'll have amend the behaviour. I THINK they attach themselves to the sides and objects in the tank. The glass I left on the counter showed some seemingly attached to the sides and the others weren't visible. I'm due to clean the shared tank soon - we'll see if I stir any up..

 

[spendday]

could be somthing like a whiteworm or grindle worm

 

[Greewok]

Do you feed live blackworms in that tank?

 

[Mitzee]

I've noticed a couple in my Axolotl tank, I think they may be bloodworm that have escaped death?
I shouldn't think they'd be harmful. :uhoh:

 

[ferret_corner]

No live foods at all, some live plants though.

Sharon

 

[Kaysie]

Any number of gnats or midges have small swimming larvae. They especially like to lay them in tanks.

 

[Azhael]

It´s normal fauna of an stablished tank...nothing to worry about...