Identification of a flat wormy type thing

[leicanthrope]

I just noticed a few flat and relatively fast moving planarian-like creatures in a small tank I'm using as a cherry shrimp nursery. Apologies for the quality of the photographs, but it was the best I could do with a point and shoot and a loupe. Does anyone have any idea what the heck these beasties are?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/eiserneskreuz/aug07/wtf.jpg

[nanaglen2001]

Congrats, you have Planarians in your tank. Awful things, and almost impossible to get ridd of.

As long as you only have a few, ignore them, but if you got loads of them you really have a problem.

I heard Bettas love them, but most of the other fish ignore them.

The way you got them? Probably because of an planarian eggs infected plant.

[RobbieG]

I've heard that mollies love them too

[hungryhound]

nanaglen is right. They are caused by overfeeding. Cut back on your feeding and give your gravel a good vacuuming to pick up any excess food lying there.

[leicanthrope]

Seems to be doing the trick on getting rid of them. Thanks!

[gm72]

Glad that was of service for you. I had them in my daughter's betta tank as well. Vacuuming and cutting down on the feeding did the trick there.