Worms

[march*&^]

Hey,

I don't know whether this is good or bad. Well here it goes, I have a 20g tank with a bowfin in it. One day, I sat beside my tank I found out the tank is infested with worms which is attached to the sand and waving. Is it good or bad. Since my bowfin a bit big(30cm). It doesnt bother to eat the worms.
The good part is, the worms help me to break down the remaining food for nitrification. Then, my plant absorbs the product. My question is, are there side effects having these worms?:help:

[cocoa_pleco]

can you get a pic? as long as no fish are sick and theyre not bad parasites, it should be okay

[march*&^]

I dont know how to post pic yet so I will explain. The worms are the one sold in the shops in balls and some sort like that. These worms would wave from the ball. By the way what makes the worms stick together?

[Drumachine09]

I dont know how to post pic yet so I will explain. The worms are the one sold in the shops in balls and some sort like that. These worms would wave from the ball. By the way what makes the worms stick together?


Blood worms? Tubifex worms? Earth worms?

[march*&^]

I dont know what if its tubifex or earthworm (I'm sure it is not midge). What are the side effects f both in my tank?

[cocoa_pleco]

tubifex worms and silk worms arent too bad, bloodworm is mosquito larvae

[march*&^]

Cool, thanks for the information.

[Algenco]

sounds like blackworms, if so, they cause no problems and will actually help keep the substrate clean.

Try touching the tail with something, if it quickly retreats it's a blackworm. They have photo receptors in the tail, your fish can catch them after the lights go out.