Oh no!! Worms or "maggots" on the glass!!...

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During a power outage tonight, i shone my torch into my tank only to discover what appears to be maggot like worms on the inside of the glass in my axie tank!! The outage was for about 4 or so hours so ofcourse there was no filtration during this time. Ive never noticed it before so it may have happened during the outage but i would assume it would take more than a few hours to grow them? They seem to be upto 3-4mm in length? & are white...

Any ideas what they are?? Or how to treat?? Will they harm my axies??...
 
Don't worry about them, they'll be harmless. A healthy aquarium will be home to all manner of critters. If critter populations bloom it can be indicative of excessive nutrients/waste. This article has advice on how to keep them under control: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/Tank_critters.shtml
 
Are you sure they originated in the tank and not somewhere else? We always get maggots in summer in Bris if we don't take the bin out every single day, maybe they're festering somewhere else and you just can't see them in the dark...

Sorry I can't be much help, I just wanted to say that I hope you and your axies are doing ok - At least you're not at Ipswich! The floods and storms have been mental and I hope everybody else in the area has managed to avoid most of the destruction, I can't believe how much damage it's done - at least you guys seem to be in one piece! Good luck :(
 
Hi drmunroe
Its probably planaria . As mark said , they are due to excess nutrients . As long as it does not get out of control you will be ok . They can cause gill irritation if too many find thier way onto your axie . A couple of good water changes and a bit of cleaning should see them reduce in numbers .
Hope this helps
 
well i did look at that link & i was hoping was the worms listed.
Today i swapped them from the 2ft tank to a 4ft tank, mainly for more space & because the 4ft tank is in a cooler room.
We'll see what happens...
 
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