Strange white worm/parasite?

[sean]

I was just feeding my three Notos and noticed what looked like a small white hair particle floating in the water.As I looked closer I saw that it was moving/swimming.It was about the lenght of a eyelash but maybe a little thinner.It was wriggling about as if trying to reach the surface but sank to the bottom.I tried to suck it out with a turkey baster but the disturbance sent it under a large rock.I know it was not any type of mosquito larvae so I am wondering what it is. Im mostly worried about it being some type of parasite. My Notos unfortunatly are wild caught from Wards so I am sure they could harbor parasites. Does any one have any ideas what this may be?

 

[jennifer]

These kinds of things are very common in established aquariums. I've seen worms in tanks that I would describe exactly as you did. It's very unlikely that they are parasitic. You should probably increase your schedule of vacuuming and water changing, and be extra-carful to remove all uneaten food. But otherwise, don't worry about them. See:
http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Tank_critters.shtml

 

[jeff]

um, why does it say I posted?