Nematodes

Dragonfire

Dragonfire

Member
Joined
Feb 18, 2014
Messages
136
Reaction score
4
Points
18
Country
United States
Display Name
Connor
Ok so I just setup my tank and nothing has lived in it before. After my axolotl has been in it a week I found a small cream colored nematode/worm like thing crawling on a river rock. I'm not concerned I'm just wondering where would it come from? I have only introduced the axolotl into the tank and fed him frozen/thawed blood worms and a shrimp pellet. All the river rocks were very thoroughly cleaned and have been dry for many months before this and were very thoroughly washed. So is it possible they hitch hiked to my tank with the axolotl or could it be a parasite he had?
 
Oh and I'm filtering the tank through a aquaponics system and using hydroton as the media for the plants but I doubt the worm thing came from this either as the clay hydroton was fired in a kiln at very high temps then shipped to me directly after and rinsed super thoroughly at my home.
 
scorpio110684 said:
They usually come from left over food in the tank and can usually be cleared up with simply tank maintenance. I will post a link to one of the thread conversation that is going on now in the forum to further help you understand. You may have to copy and paste it into your browser for it to work.

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f46-be...s-filters-substrate/96154-nematodes-tank.html
Click to expand...

Thanks I only saw 2 and haven't seen any since i did a water change after I saw them and the tank stays pretty clean anyway as it has a five gallon aquaponic filter that also grows water cress so it's a 20 gallon tank but probably has like 23 gallons in it
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
  • Shane douglas:
    with axolotls would I basically have to keep buying and buying new axolotls to prevent inbred breeding which costs a lot of money??
     +1
    Unlike
  • Thorninmyside:
    Not necessarily but if you’re wanting to continue to grow your breeding capacity then yes. Breeding axolotls isn’t a cheap hobby nor is it a get rich quick scheme. It costs a lot of money and time and deditcation
     +1
    Unlike
  • stanleyc:
    @Thorninmyside, I Lauren chen
     +1
    Unlike
  • Clareclare:
    Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus Japanese . I'm raising them and have abandoned the terrarium at about 5 months old and switched to the aquatic setups you describe. I'm wondering if I could do this as soon as they morph?
     +1
    Unlike
    Clareclare: Would Chinese fire belly newts be more or less inclined towards an aquatic eft set up versus... +1
    Back
    Top