White Worms On The Glass

[prowake]

I HAVE THIS WIERD GROW ON MY GLASS I WAS WONDER WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS. IT IS A LITTLE WHITE OR CLEAR SLUG SHAPE THAT IS ONLY OBVIOUS TO THE EYE, IT IS LESS THAN A MILAMETER . IN THE CURRENT OF MY TANK YOU CAN SEE THIS GROWTH WAIVE BACK AND FORTH BUT DOES NOT MOVE. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS AND HOW MIGHT I FIX IT?

 

[rubberduck]

does it look like a shell or a tube?

 

[rubberduck]

then it could be a featherduster, or a harmless filterfeeder. donno without a pic

 

[prowake]

THIS GROWTH IS TO SMALL TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT LOOK LIKES A SLUG BUT CLEAR.

 

[tizzo]

Zit look like this one??
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...hite+flatworms

 

[prowake]

IT LOOKS LIKE THAT ZIT BUT WAY SMALLER. WILL MY CLEAN UP CREW EAT THIS.

 

[tizzo]

I think that pic is a really good one, it makes it appear larger than it really is. They are pretty small. Since they are harmless, I would consider them to be part of your clean up crew.
If you see any brown or red ones, then you have problems. But the white ones are harmless.
HTH

 

[unleashed]

looks like a copod they are harmless but can be unsightly to the eye.the main known cause i have read is uneaten waste in your tank every tank has copods but normaly not seen by hobbiest until the waste count has risen.feed you fish smaller amounts for less waste .just pluck it off and toss it it will multiply if left alone

 

[promisetbg]

If it looks like the critter in that photo Tizzo posted..it is a white flatworm.They eat copepods.

 

[prowake]

NOW THESE WHITE WORMS ARE BECOMING BRIGHTER AND MOVING. DO YOU THINK THIS IS ICH OR IS ICH JUST A BACTERIA THAT CANT MOVE.

 

[bigarn]

IMHO...... It's not Ich.

 

[bolt696]

I too have recently notices these worm like things growing in the grave, and now starting to pop out. I have never see it move. I see a few of them??? Have no idea what it is. They are brown. I have a bic...

 

[guineawhop]

if these tiny little worm like things are all over the glass....i know exactly what they are but i don't know the name for it....i wanna say sea lice or something like that. these guys come in at my work on the fish all the time...they are harmless...they are just more annoying more than anything....fish will pick them off of the glass or should anyways...they will not last for long especially if you scrub the glass with an algae scraper