HELP! Freshwater aquarium

k4ndle · 02-25-2008, 10:34 PM

I have 2x 2.5g nano tank, all my fishes just died because of the broken power head. Now the tank is full of some kind of "micro worms". They are white colored, snail like, and they are mostly attached to the glass/acrylic. There is a bunch of these things climbing now. Are these good or bad? Should do a water change or complete kill the tank?

reefjitsu · 02-25-2008, 10:58 PM

They are most likely nematodes or planarians. Neither one is bad, and they will become fish food when you add more fish. Right now, you are experiencing what a FW refugium is like.

A water change is almost never a bad thing. Also, since your fish all died in there, make sure you test the water before you add more, just to be safe.

sasquatch · 02-25-2008, 11:28 PM

you might add an airstone as well, as the powerhead died it may have been oxygen starvation?

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k4ndle Tunicate Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5 View Gallery Karma Komment	HELP! Freshwater aquarium I have 2x 2.5g nano tank, all my fishes just died because of the broken power head. Now the tank is full of some kind of "micro worms". They are white colored, snail like, and they are mostly attached to the glass/acrylic. There is a bunch of these things climbing now. Are these good or bad? Should do a water change or complete kill the tank?

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reefjitsu Plate Coral Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Magic City Posts: 752 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: HELP! Freshwater aquarium They are most likely nematodes or planarians. Neither one is bad, and they will become fish food when you add more fish. Right now, you are experiencing what a FW refugium is like. A water change is almost never a bad thing. Also, since your fish all died in there, make sure you test the water before you add more, just to be safe. __________________ You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You got to keep on hoping and cover your ears and go "blah blah blah blah"- Futurama

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