This small creature seems more like a single-cell organism. It can propel itself by either moving like a snail, or like an inchworm. It has a long, thin snout, and when traveling downwards looks like a cobra. It is semi-translucent. The aquarium lives iin a one gallon plastic type that is used as a "snail jail" and usually ignored. Photo at:
http://home.pacbell.net/varopko/aquarium/MysteryAquariumOrganism_1cm_Long-ver2.jpg
2007-02-20 13:42:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
That looks like a planaria to me. I think I can make out two "eye spots" near the "head" of the animal. No doubt you can tell much better in person than I can in just a photo. See if this is your creature:
http://www.luc.edu/faculty/jreymon/biolab/lab13.htm
Planaria are harmless and often fish food for larger fishes. If you see one there may well be many more hiding in the gravel. You should do a good gravel cleaning to rid the tank of them. While they are harmless, if they should all die suddenly it could produce enough ammonia to harm your fish.
MM
2007-02-20 14:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, if its about 1cm, then it's definetely not single-celled. Could be an oligochaete, but i'm not sure. Do you see any segmentation on its body (lines like in an earthworm)?
2007-02-20 18:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by BeachGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
looks like some sort of fish tape worm, also maybe called a fluke?
2007-02-20 13:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by seven_ms_man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i duno wat it is but
1find it then try to get out of tank
2put it on foiled paper
3 SQUEESE AND ENJOY=]
2007-02-20 15:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by Randall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋