worms

yank30265

i have a 20 gal tall tank w/ good filtration. ONE fish ,"JEWEL". Im having a problem w/ black worms growing in the tank. I took out all the decos and bleached. Stirred up the gravel real good and diatomed. Then refilled They are coming back. when you touch them they turn to an ash like substance. I barley feed so its not overfeeding. What are they and where are they coming from? Thank you for your time

mfairylady

sorry I can't help with the black worms I have a problem with white ones

orb4me

try Googling the question.

mralgae

I tried google to help you on this but this is the only thing I could find. They are used to fed many fish but not all. it sounds like they came in on something or in the water of your fish when you got it or may be a plant.
Worms
Black Worms
Blackworms are segmented worms typically raised on fish farms (hence significantly cleaner than Tubifex worms).


Black Mosquito Larvae
Black Mosquito larvae are an excellent food, full of vitamins that appear to help trigger spawning in some species. Mosquito larvae are easily caught in ponds and can be raised in standing containers of water. Beware that black mosquito sting.


HTH

HTH

somerton16

i have had a problem with worms before white ones. i was told it was from lack of good substrate cleaning, poor water qualituity they are not harmful my fish would eat them. i got rid of them by takeing all decorations out of the tank and giving the gravel a really good cleaning havent seen them again. hope this helps ya a little