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| tmc |
 Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:05 am |
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I have a 20 gallon tank. About 2 months going. Was 6 tiger barbs and
6 neon tetra's. Just lost a barb. I did a 20% water change. Now I
see very very small like thread worms probably around 1/4 to 3/8 inch.
White with NO tail. They are basically the diameter of a very small
hair or pin needle. They appear like a hair, but then start moving
all over in the water, then calm again. They do not appear to be on
the sidewalls of the tank. I would guess about 200 or so tiny little
hair worms.
What can I do? Will they die off themselves? Medicines? There are 4
different plants in the aquarium, I have no idea what they are. 4
small snails.
HELP!
Many thanks ladies and gents. BTW, Yes I am new to this. |
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| D.R. Lore |
| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 3:05 am |
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tmc <ultralightbackpacker@Ihatespamyahoo.com> wrote in message news:<0o16h05j3lk3f107hhnk3es9lnnas9o8ph@4ax.com>...
Quote: I have a 20 gallon tank. About 2 months going. Was 6 tiger barbs and
6 neon tetra's. Just lost a barb. I did a 20% water change. Now I
see very very small like thread worms probably around 1/4 to 3/8 inch.
White with NO tail. They are basically the diameter of a very small
hair or pin needle. They appear like a hair, but then start moving
all over in the water, then calm again. They do not appear to be on
the sidewalls of the tank. I would guess about 200 or so tiny little
hair worms.
What can I do? Will they die off themselves? Medicines? There are 4
different plants in the aquarium, I have no idea what they are. 4
small snails.
HELP!
Many thanks ladies and gents. BTW, Yes I am new to this.
Just add a few catfish, such at Corys, armored catfish, or a loach
they will pretty much make a snack out of these pesky little critters, |
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| Quatermass |
| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:00 pm |
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I put a half dose of whitespot treatment in my tank and within a few
hours these white worms were floating in the water and sucked up by
ther filter. All gone! |
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| maxpayne_lhp |
| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:27 am |
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Joined: 12 Feb 2005
Posts: 26
Location: Saigon-VN
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| Hmm that sounds pretty nasty. That may mess the tank up! :S Anyway, how's it now? |
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