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 Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:55 am
I noticed some white worms growing in my puffer tank the other day. They look exactly like microworms [teeny tiny worms grown in oatmeal cultures and used to feed fry/larvae]. They don't seem to be doing any harm, but I wonder if anyone knows what they might be?
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:23 pm
Sounds like Planaria to me. They don't harm fish, but are a sign of too much uneaten food lying around.
I've had an infestation years back and solved it by giving the tank a good cleaning.
Maybe it's an idea to add some scavengers to the tank to clean up leftovers?
Here's a link on them: http://onedersave.com/blog/105/planaria-how-to-get-rid-of-white-worms-in-the-aquarium/
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:51 pm
Really? I thought planaria were bigger and shaped differently, but it could be since sometimes the puffers don't eat all their worms. I don't know how well scavengers would go in that tank. They love snails and would probably eat any shrimp as well. I'll just have to clean it more. Thanks ^_^
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:30 pm
i had those, i put fresh water salt in my tank and did a 50% water change, fed them less, and after a week they were gone. my betta enjoyed eating them
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:04 am
Yeah, I heard salt works too on them.
I'm guessing they are still babies? The ones I had wen't very large eighter.
I looked up some info on puffer compatiblity with the traditional clean up crew; shrimp.
Appearently it will depend on the puffer.
Here are two links discussing the topic.
http://www.dwarfpuffers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&p=66143
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/planted-nano-tanks/84020-5gal-dwarf-puffer-tank-can-i.html
It sounds a lot like what I heard about bettas and shrimp.
Good luck with getting rid of the wormies.
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:58 am
Thank you very much for looking that up! I think I might give ghost shrimp a try. They're pretty hard to see, so maybe the puffers won't even notice them. They do a great job of keeping my main tank clean, definitely worth a try. And if they end up getting eaten, then I guess it was a good live meal for my Puffers. I'll buy a few dollars worth and quarantine them in my brother's tank.
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