Tiny white slug-like creatures

[akiso914]

Just a preface, theres nothing wrong with my lotl, just a pest question -

So I noticed these tiny things on the glass a couple months ago, and initially thought they were eggs - Schmidt lays eggs pretty frequently (she's alone in the tank) - but on closer inspection they were little wormy/slug like things crawling around on the glass. They're smaller than eggs, maybe a millimeter long, and they kinda stay together in a colony on the glass. They never seemed to bother her, or leave the glass, so i scraped them off periodically with an algae scraper. I just moved her tank, drained it and let the glass dry - and i don't see the little buggers anymore.... Does anyone know what they are and if they are a health concern to my lotl?

 

[Phoenixcry]

They are probably Planaria. They do not harm aquarium inhabitants however they tend to be a sign of over feeding.

Here is a link to a pic of one (not my pic) http://f.tqn.com/y/freshaquarium/1/L/5/k/1/Planaria_Storm.jpg

 

[Luca1980]

Cleaning up uneaten food regularly as well as removing the white things by hand as they appear on the glass will help to keep their numbers in check.

 

[Canecorsonewt]

They are probably Planaria. They do not harm aquarium inhabitants however they tend to be a sign of over feeding.

Here is a link to a pic of one (not my pic) http://f.tqn.com/y/freshaquarium/1/L/5/k/1/Planaria_Storm.jpg

You might not want to scrap planaria,one can make several thousand if cut up.

 

[Phoenixcry]

You might not want to scrap planaria,one can make several thousand if cut up.

Very true. A little aquarium salt does the trick.

 

[akiso914]

Good to know - thank you for your input everyone. I probably won't try to eradicate them if they aren't harmful ~