Help! White worms in soil

**MultipleTankSyndrome** · 13th Feb 2015, 20:42

Have just found white worms (about 1mm thick, 5mm long) burrowing in the soil. Needless to say, I am disgusted (I absolutely hate worms). How can I get rid of them? Thanks!

**MultipleTankSyndrome** · 13th Feb 2015, 20:47

Have read up a bit and think it might be planeria. Will definitely cut down on the feeding. Is there anything else I can do?

**Urban Aquaria** · 13th Feb 2015, 21:44

If you reduce feeding and the planaria issue is still persistent, can try using the product "No Planaria", the package looks like this (check with any LFS for stock):

Photo from Google Images.

**MultipleTankSyndrome** · 13th Feb 2015, 22:36

On further inspection, might be detritus worms - they are a lot longer than I initially thought, and longer and thinner than the worm in the picture. Do LFS also sell a product to deal with them? Thanks!

**Urban Aquaria** · 14th Feb 2015, 01:50

Detritus worms are useful creatures... they actually help eat up excess food and break it down further for the beneficial bacteria to process. If you find them unsightly, can try using a product called Vermex (check with the LFS).

Alternatively, you can add small fishes like boraras or endlers to your tank and they will gladly snack on the detritus worms.

**smirnon** · 14th Feb 2015, 21:08

Really sound like detritus worms... Just don't bother too much if u have fish, they will be gobbled up as soon as they appear!

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**Fish Fish** · 14th Feb 2015, 21:31

Sorry guys. This is gg to be super noob. How do I start a new thread? (Roll eye)

I wanna ask where I can get danio Dracula. The smallest fish.

**Urban Aquaria** · 14th Feb 2015, 21:44

Originally Posted by Fish Fish

Sorry guys. This is gg to be super noob. How do I start a new thread? (Roll eye)

I wanna ask where I can get danio Dracula. The smallest fish.

I haven't seen that particular fish species locally yet... but the world's smallest fish (even smaller than the danio dracula, which is comparative larger at 17mm) is Paedocypris progenetica, it grows to only 7-8mm in length. Places like Green Chapter and Aquatic Avenue have stocked them before, maybe can check with those LFS and ask if there are any incoming shipments of such fishes.

**Fish Fish** · 14th Feb 2015, 21:54

Wow. Even smaller! Wanna keep them with shrimps. Hahhas. Thanx UA!

**Urban Aquaria** · 14th Feb 2015, 22:05

Originally Posted by Fish Fish

Wow. Even smaller! Wanna keep them with shrimps. Hahhas. Thanx UA!

Do note that although they don't bother juvenile or adult shrimps, they can still eat newborn shrimplets... check out this thread discussion on them:

http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...9-with-shrimps