GrayLadyPat
11-15-2015, 06:08 PM
OK, so.. here's the thing...
My fin kids have no issues. They're healthy as can be, and I've been following a regimen that works for a long time.
Today, when I did my water change, I noticed something on my tank walls. I have worms of some sort. They're black, about 1/4-3/8 inch long, and seem to have front "feet" like caterpillars. They move like caterpillars as well, with an up-and-down undulation rather than a side-to-side or expand-and-contact movement. I only saw 3 or 4 of them, but I figure that there are probably more that I can't see. What I think has hapened is a small insect of some sort has laid eggs in my tank via the openings for my tubing, and I am not too awfully worried about the fish, but I am watching them carefully none the less.
So, here's my question: Is there a general treatment that will treat the water column rather than the individual fish? I have had experience with parasites, and have had success with treating them, but this is the first time experience in "other" worms and bug larvae.
My fin kids have no issues. They're healthy as can be, and I've been following a regimen that works for a long time.
Today, when I did my water change, I noticed something on my tank walls. I have worms of some sort. They're black, about 1/4-3/8 inch long, and seem to have front "feet" like caterpillars. They move like caterpillars as well, with an up-and-down undulation rather than a side-to-side or expand-and-contact movement. I only saw 3 or 4 of them, but I figure that there are probably more that I can't see. What I think has hapened is a small insect of some sort has laid eggs in my tank via the openings for my tubing, and I am not too awfully worried about the fish, but I am watching them carefully none the less.
So, here's my question: Is there a general treatment that will treat the water column rather than the individual fish? I have had experience with parasites, and have had success with treating them, but this is the first time experience in "other" worms and bug larvae.