Re: Nematodes and microworms

["Ade K. Lau" <adelau@uwyo.edu>]

Hello all,
    I occationally will get (I think) the same white worm in all my discus tanks.
If you are not against Copper, you should try adding the bottle-suggested amount
of copper sulfate and you should not see the worms any more the next day. It works
for me.

Ade Lau

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:

> Andrew writes:
>
> > Is it possible for an adult fish to become infected with microworms?  <snip>
>
> Microworms feed on yeast.  There is not enough yeast in your fish to sustain
> them.  If they were the same as nematodes, people would not be feeding them to
> their fish
>
> <snip>>  The main reason I ask is because I have a tank which once held fry
> that
> >  were fed microworms.  Since then, I have seen some half inch long, very
> >  narrow, white worms swimming in the tank.  I want to put another pair of
> >  fish in the tank to breed but am concerned that they'll become infected
> >  with these worms.
> >
> These worms are too large to be microworms.  I have had them too.  They tend
> to stick on the glass a lot.  I have seen some gouramies eat them, but other
> than that, they seem to have no effect on the tank.  I have come to associate
> the appearance of these worms with overfeeding,  They won't hurt your fish.
> Controlling food levels and continuous monitoring of water conditions will
> reduce them to nothing.  I think they are introduced in the egg stage with
> flake foods but I am not sure.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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