Strange worms

[TOMMY]

I don't know if this is the right place to post this but I just needed some information. I have recently spotted a strange organism in my livebeared tank.
There is this long red worm that shows up once in a while. It goes all over the place. Sometimes it wraps aroud the plants, sometimes I see it in the breeder trap and sometimes just hanging around the top of the tank at water level. I don't know where it came from but I thought maybe it could be an overgrown black worm.
Usually I feed them flakes but once in a while I treat them with some leftover black worms from my discus.
Now in my discus tank I don't see any..maybe the discus eat them since they are bigger fish?

Any idea what this may be?

Thanks, Tom

[Carol_Roberts]

Not a black worm - maybe a bristle worm?

[ping]

Hi,

I dont know what worms but here is the picture of bristle worm ?
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/bristleworm.htm

If it is bristle worms, here are the previous discussion on how to get rid them:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com//index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=12308;st art=0

HTH,
Ronny

[TOMMY]

Thanks guys but no, these things are thin, kinda flat and long appx 1 ~3 inches. I found a bunch of them last night while doing a WC. When they feel threatened, they curl up into a little red wad.

Darn, I'll try to get a pic next time.

-tom-

[brettg]

tom

thats a parasitic worm.. ive had them before

they swim very snakelike and are very skinny??
if so, just net them and rinse them down the sink..

[Keystonediscus]

Not sure About The parasitic worm thing sounds more like a Freshwater bristle worm to me check out the post above i think there is a remady as well