i need help with something and i don't know what

[hitoll]

this is the problem, i think we narrowed it down to either "hydra" or "flukes"

but were not sure what these weird thread like worms in my tank are...

can some one help me, and i have done massive work to get rid of these things and there back... what are they, what do they want , how can i stop them,,,

i needs serios help before i do something wrong

[chrisinha]

maybe planaria?
if it's planaria it means you might be overfeeding... cut back the amount of food. someone will give you more advice.

EDIT: i also found this page: http://www.aquariumfish.net/informat...trouble_p2.htm

[TheOldSalt]

One old trick that works pretty well is to just put a bunch of pennies in a filterbag and put them in the filter for a few days. That kills all sorts of worms.

Threadlike? Probably not planarians, or hydra. Nematodes are more likely. They're harmless, but I agree that they can be distracting.

Are they very tiny, or pretty big? Do they have flat bodies and pointy heads that look like they have little ears? What color are they?
Do they have little tentacles on one end?

Any high school science teacher would be very glad to get either planarians or Hydra for the classroom.

[hitoll]

they are so small i can't see color or anything u have asked

the best discription is there about a inch long or so and there thin like a thread or smaller... i am gett all these namesand i don't know what to do... will the pennies hurt anything else in my tank?


its also been blamed on ovver feeding

dirty tanks

large fish

plants

i guess i want to know how to make them all dead

i drained the tank and trhew everything out, but there back...

my other tanks are clear so its one tank not all 7

[TheOldSalt]

Sounds like nematodes.

Exactly what is in your tank, fish and plant-wise? The pennies will be safe for most things, but not all, so it's important to know everything in the tank.

Some products like Prazi-pro, Anchors Away, and Had-A-Snail are also pretty good worm killers to varying degree.