Reply To: Small, thin worms in breeding tank.
@Darkmoon Bettas wrote:
If you do have a lot of these little worms–which are probably one of several forms of harmless, but pesky, invertebrates often found in tanks–and your fish are paler, eating less, and seeming lethargic, it’s time to do a water test, and probably a water change. Worms like that only tend to flourish when there’s an overabundance of biological material (uneaten food, decaying plant matter, waste buildup in the water, etc) so if you have a lot of them, it means something’s off balance. Check your ammonia/nitrite/nitrage levels, for sure. If they’re off, do an immediate 30% water change. Even if they look OK, I’d do a water change if it’s been more than 3 weeks since you did your last one.
Thanks for that advice, I did a water change in both tanks. Unfortunately I don’t have any way to check by ammonia/nitratite/nitrate levels at this time other then taking water samples to my local petstore. I looked at getting one, but it is out of my budget right now.