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UsaFishBox :: :: Freshwater Aquaria :: Diseases and Disasters
 

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ilicurtisili
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PostSubject: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 4:41 pm
these little worm looking things were in my filter.it almost looks like they have pinchers on there head. i have had 4 fish die in the past 2-3 weeks.
there is alot of them. havent seen any in the tank.

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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 4:46 pm
Check this site out...see if it helps any. http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/anchor_worms/
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 4:56 pm
They could be midge larvae, commonly called bloodworms...harmless
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 5:28 pm
They look like bloodworms
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 5:44 pm
could this be mosquito larva?
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 6:00 pm
That's what bloodworms are. The fish will eat them.
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/17/2009, 6:05 pm
ok that may be what they are then. i have been killing mosquitos in the house everyday
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PostSubject: Re: help help help!!!!   help help help!!!! Icon_minitime11/18/2009, 6:48 pm
They aren't mosquito larvae unless they stay at the surface of the water and thrash down to the bottom when startled. Plus they don't bend like they are in the pic.
Do you ever feed live black worms? That's what they look like to me.
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