White tiny worms

[spen]

Can someone advise me how to get rid of those white tiny worms crawling on the glasses of my one foot shrimp tank. They are about 2-3mm long. They will disappear after the light on for some time.Don't know what is that????? Thanks

[wf7850]

this tiny worms are harmless jus irritating to see... but it is a sign that there are too much uneaten food as a result of overfeeding or decomposing bodies in the water.... try cutting down on yr feeding and monitor their quantity.....
read this thread for more info....
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/phpBB...ic.php?t=21496

[spen]

Thanks William

[paranoid]

Hi,

I have white tiny worms on the body or fins of some of my cardinal tetras. Could i it be the same type of worms?

I have about 150 cardinal tetras in my 4ft x 2ft x 20' tank. Is it too much?
Could this be the reason for the white worms?

[Simon]

[quote:1b705a5284="paranoid"]Hi,

I have white tiny worms on the body or fins of some of my cardinal tetras. Could i it be the same type of worms?

I have about 150 cardinal tetras in my 4ft x 2ft x 20' tank. Is it too much?
Could this be the reason for the white worms?[/quote:1b705a5284]

negative, those worms on fishes is harmful, you need to treat them ASAP

[paranoid]

Hi,

Thanks Simon.

Yes, they seem very harmful. After they log onto the body of the cardinal tertras, the surrounding area seem to whiten and swollen.

So can I treat it as a normal parasite and add doses of medicine bought from LFS? Or is just salt suffice? To completely eradicate them do I also have to clean up the filter and change the water totally?

[Simon]

[quote:ca7385c3ff="paranoid"]Hi,

Thanks Simon.

Yes, they seem very harmful. After they log onto the body of the cardinal tertras, the surrounding area seem to whiten and swollen.

So can I treat it as a normal parasite and add doses of medicine bought from LFS? Or is just salt suffice? To completely eradicate them do I also have to clean up the filter and change the water totally?[/quote:ca7385c3ff]

salt them separately, they usually have a cycle