Worms

Kezhodge · 05/23/2018, 07:28 PM

Can I have too many bristle worms? My tank is loaded. Also what could this be? Pic attached

kfisc · 05/24/2018, 07:04 AM

You can feed too much, which can lead to too many b-worms, and they can be kind of unsightly but not much of a problem. The problem is the overfeeding and the effect on overall tank conditions. The picture looks like perhaps a vermetid snail, which is common but can reach pest proportions, which can be another consequence of overfeeding.

Kezhodge · 05/24/2018, 11:00 AM

Thanks for the input, I was given the whole setup a couple weeks ago and moved it to my house. Nitrates are through the roof. Trying to. Ring them Dow with water changes and starving.

mcgyvr · 05/24/2018, 12:40 PM

Typically an excessive amount of worms coincides with an excessive amount of food/poop,etc.... That will also show up as a nitrate problem...water changes and a good siphon cleaning/turkey baster blowing out the rocks is a good way to solve that...It may take quite a bit of work to make up for a while of neglect..

05/24/2018, 12:40 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Typically an excessive amount of worms coincides with an excessive amount of food/poop,etc.... That will also show up as a nitrate problem...water changes and a good siphon cleaning/turkey baster blowing out the rocks is a good way to solve that...It may take quite a bit of work to make up for a while of neglect.. __________________ Who me?

05/24/2018, 07:04 AM	#2
kfisc Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,020	You can feed too much, which can lead to too many b-worms, and they can be kind of unsightly but not much of a problem. The problem is the overfeeding and the effect on overall tank conditions. The picture looks like perhaps a vermetid snail, which is common but can reach pest proportions, which can be another consequence of overfeeding.

05/24/2018, 11:00 AM	#3
Kezhodge Registered Member Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 13	Thanks for the input, I was given the whole setup a couple weeks ago and moved it to my house. Nitrates are through the roof. Trying to. Ring them Dow with water changes and starving.