I put sand on the bottom of my axalotls 3ft tank in febuary,soon after i noticed white wriggly worms swimming around.There were soon hundreds so i completely got rid of the sand.I now have bare bottom and while the numbers have decreased i still notice a fair amount and i cant quite figure out what they are?I have been feeding earthworms and have not introduced any live plants or tank mates.
INFO ABOUT THE WORMS -
they look white or almost transparent but out of the water they look more orange.I noticed they will go to the top of the water when disturbed(if im cleaning the tank) and usually congregate in the corners of the tank furthest from the filter when i have the UVB light on close to the tank(i only turn this on while cleaning or for my gecko,it isnt on 24?7)
can anyone help?how can i kill these as i want to add sand but fear the population will grow out of control.
INFO ABOUT THE WORMS -
they look white or almost transparent but out of the water they look more orange.I noticed they will go to the top of the water when disturbed(if im cleaning the tank) and usually congregate in the corners of the tank furthest from the filter when i have the UVB light on close to the tank(i only turn this on while cleaning or for my gecko,it isnt on 24?7)
can anyone help?how can i kill these as i want to add sand but fear the population will grow out of control.