Same problem I encountered after changing the water.
Same problem I encountered after changing the water.
dino,
So what did you do?
thomas liew
Haven't done anything yet, thinking of changing 50% of the water this evening. Will let you know the result.
hi tawauboy
this white worms you are talking about are they the wriggly type like tubifex worms or those that stay on the glass and gravel....
If it is the first one, your fish will have a feast on them and its over....these worms usually may come in your fozen live feeds...and hatches in the filter......once you turn your filter off and on, they will come flying out.........and chomp chomp chomp by your fish
if it is the other it is plenria(wrong spelling) aka flat worms...that happens when you have plenty of uneaten food in your water and they feed on them......cut down you feeding and try cleaning or vacuming your gravel more often.
think DEA has more info on this
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The title below my name does not make me a guru...listen at your own risk!...
st,
Thanks.
I did not feed with frozen food just flakes. The fishes are 6nos of tiger barbs and fed on alternate days.
I switched off the pump for a couple of hours after water change. Switched on pump before bedtime and this morning, it's there.
The white worms seems to be round, very small... need magnifying glass to see properly[], and seems to be curled.
Yeap! They stick mostly to the glass, some are free floating.
thomas liew
hiya
on hindside..i believe it may be flatworms that have been dwelling in your filter as uneaten food gets sucked into the system....do you siphon or vacum your gravel base?
any chance of you taking a pics?
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The title below my name does not make me a guru...listen at your own risk!...
the free floating ones are nematodes, and your fish will eat them
the ones that stick to the glass are planaria, and some fish might eat them
the cause? new tank, overfeeding
cut down on feeding slightly, leave them alone, and poof, they'll be gone in no time
DO NOT add things to the water to kill them (ie CLOUT etc)
you never know what unadvertised side-effects they could have
Hi st, dea,
Thanks for the advise.
Poof! They are mostly gone now.[]
And I didn't do anything.
Maybe the fishes said "yummy food"
Thanks
thomas liew
mr stkhoo, can u please change yr nick to yr old self? think not many ppl know u as stkoo
to the other guys stkhoo is David
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On 12/25/2001 12:18:59 PM
Hi st, dea,
Thanks for the advise.
Poof! They are mostly gone now.[]
And I didn't do anything.
Maybe the fishes said "yummy food"
Thanks
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that's what we're here for, ainnit?
Okie Okie! So STKhoo is David.
Better use David lah.
A lot of ppl know David, STKhoo not that many I think.
thomas liew
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