I seem to have these little swimming worm like things showing up in my tank. They almost corkscrew when the swim through the water. The fish do not seem to be stressed any ideas?

Are the little wiggly worms white in color???

yea i think planaria. What is the best way to get rid of these things? I vac gravel every 5 days with 75% wc and i dont think i overfeed but i guess i gotta do more

I think you should try smaller more frequent water changes, with gravel vac. this way you are removing all the crap but sooner so they have nothing to eat... They wont hurt anything. I have had then several times.

yea good point. Do these things live in the filter media too?

yes, but with less food... they will die off on their own!

how bout a uv sterilizer? I cant seem to find any info if they are effective on killing these things. I gonna do 25%wc and gravel vac every day till i dont see these things anymore. I gonna keep my 75%wc schedule every 5 days but add gravel vac in between with a small wc. if i spend any more time in the basement with these tanks i gonna be single again real soon . Thanks nicki! BTW how was the snow?

Snow sucks and it's gone now! LOL...

If I were you, I would just do a 25% every other day, and skip the 75%. I say that because if you do too much you could put your cycle at risk... Just a thought.

And that way you have less of a chance at causing a divorce! LOL They are expensive and they suck! TRUST ME!

until the planaria are gone? Or should that be my new schedule for good?

Just till they are gone. Then Maybe do 40% twice a week rather than 75% once a week... And of course watch the amount you feed!

thank ya babe!

NP Sweetheart!