black worms

[bereleah]

hi folks
i noticed that i have like little black worms floating in my tank. can anyone tell me what those are and how to get rid of them? cuz my fish don't look to happy lately, they don't swim around like they used to, and they ich like here and there.
so if anyone could help me out here would be best appreciated.
thanks!

 

[Dre]

Need more info.on your water parameter and pics.

 

[bereleah]

your not gonna c anything on pics they're very very small...

 

[basiab]

hi folks
i noticed that i have like little black worms floating in my tank. can anyone tell me what those are and how to get rid of them? cuz my fish don't look to happy lately, they don't swim around like they used to, and they ich like here and there.
so if anyone could help me out here would be best appreciated.
thanks!

Generally small worms are ok and most don't float unless they are dead. Some do swim a bit but they don't stay in the water column too long. Not sure why they would disturb your fish. And I don't know what you mean about ich here and there.

 

[skene]

could be some type of parasite in the water. Did you introduce anything into your tank lately?

 

[bereleah]

worms

could be some type of parasite in the water. Did you introduce anything into your tank lately?

not that i could think of, but could be i just noticed the worms now.
anyway how do i get rid of them?

 

[skene]

We really can't tell you what you have unless we can know more about your tank. Now it could just be very small fireworms swimming. It could be parasites that came from a fish. Do you see anything hanging from your fish?
You will need to give us more information before we can provide information.

 

[bereleah]

nothing hanging from my fish. how do i get rid of parasites?

 

[Dre]

We really can't tell you what you have unless we can know more about your tank. Now it could just be very small fireworms swimming. It could be parasites that came from a fish. Do you see anything hanging from your fish?
You will need to give us more information before we can provide information.

Your tank could be crashing ,if you don't provide some vital info. soon it could be to late.

 

[Dre]

How do we know if they are parasites ?You already got rid of them unless they are left over food which i doubt .Sounds like your tank is starved of oxygen and the worms in the live sand/rocks are dying.What are the pars ? Temperature etc?