I have had a freshwater tropical fish tank for about 6 months now. We have an assortment of guppies, tetras, and catfish. The oast two weekends when I went to change the filter cartridge(carbon refillable cartridges) there have been littl black worms on the top half of the cartridge. They don't seem to be bothering the fish, but I'm not sure what they are or where they're coming from. I have tried getting a brand new cartridge out and cleaning the filter out. I also vaccuumed the gravel, but the worms keep coming back. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you fix it?
2006-10-22 06:17:53 · 3 answers · asked by dancer_shorty 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
bring them to the fish/pet store and ask.
since you didn't describe-even size- hard to say what they are.
2006-10-22 06:27:47 · answer #1 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are your fish okay? do they act lethargic? If so, The worms are probably parasites that were in one of the fish that you got.
you may need to isolate the fish and break down the tank for a complete cleaning. best take the worms to your local tropical fish store for identification.
2006-10-23 00:08:12 · answer #2 · answered by smkwtrjck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah I agree also are you sure it is not fish pooh?
2006-10-22 15:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋