white worms nematodes in shrimp tank

Hi all,

After coming back from a short overseas trip, i was horrified to see 3-4 pieces of shrimp food in my tank. Thanks to my niece.. my tank is now invested by this worms wiggling in the water and into the gravel.

There is another kind of species that looks more like a planaria but very tiny and short. too small to use any planaria traps (checked on internet)

one of the worms looks like this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61y7K0voIZ0

what can i do now...
anybody can advice?

[Jon-san]

Use an air tube to siphon them out. In addition, remove your filter wools and wash them thoroughly or replace them. If you have a gravel cleaner, vacuum your gravel to remove leftover foods. Can do some water changes. eventually should go away. Those worms are not harmful, just unsightly.

WTF. i just spotted a 2cm long white worm in my gravel.
how to remove sia.. haiz...

maybe nextime i should buy a mesh of plants den always drop food on top of it so it wouldnt dirty my gravel...

Any possibility of introducing fish which eat those worms?

I bought a bottle of this worm killer thingy from LFS as I sometimes over feed my shrimps too. Pretty effective, but I don't think it does the shrimp much good as some of them started to die off one after another.

Recently I introduced 2 pieces of tetra into the tank and it seems to help rid that problem. But I'm not too sure if the tetras would eat the shrimlets. Maybe some bros here could share if it's ok to have tetras in the tank??

i think have to do a BIG clean up there.

Originally Posted by garypeck

I bought a bottle of this worm killer thingy from LFS as I sometimes over feed my shrimps too. Pretty effective, but I don't think it does the shrimp much good as some of them started to die off one after another.

Recently I introduced 2 pieces of tetra into the tank and it seems to help rid that problem. But I'm not too sure if the tetras would eat the shrimlets. Maybe some bros here could share if it's ok to have tetras in the tank??

tetras will eat the shrimplets. safest fish i know that goes with shrimps are oto

Originally Posted by garypeck

I bought a bottle of this worm killer thingy from LFS as I sometimes over feed my shrimps too. Pretty effective, but I don't think it does the shrimp much good as some of them started to die off one after another.

Recently I introduced 2 pieces of tetra into the tank and it seems to help rid that problem. But I'm not too sure if the tetras would eat the shrimlets. Maybe some bros here could share if it's ok to have tetras in the tank??

as long as you have some plants and driftwood the shrimplets will know what to do, don't worry. I had 25 shrimps and 40 tetras. now i have probably more than 50 shrimplets after a month.

[silane]

Originally Posted by S2S2S2

Hi all,

After coming back from a short overseas trip, i was horrified to see 3-4 pieces of shrimp food in my tank. Thanks to my niece.. my tank is now invested by this worms wiggling in the water and into the gravel.

There is another kind of species that looks more like a planaria but very tiny and short. too small to use any planaria traps (checked on internet)

one of the worms looks like this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61y7K0voIZ0

what can i do now...
anybody can advice?

I cant see youtube video now. Are they white worms that stay in or on soil and sometime wiggle in water (they dun go to tank wall) ? If yes, these are harmless and they can from plant or soil.