Help ID this worm (pictures inside)

[Kristonenicolas]

My tank is 5 weeks old and I have been cycling the tank with dead shrimp. This morning I found these worms all over the decaying piece of shrimp. What do you think they are? Thanks in advance.

 

[Lasse]

Scavengers eating (and living on the dead shrimp) - I would take out the shrimp ASAP

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Jaysan]

not too sure what those worms are, but i would remove them asap.

 

[BellaCoop]

+1 on pulling it out ASAP! With there being so many of them I would recommend using a net and trying to siphon some of them out.

 

[Lasse]

+1 on pulling it out ASAP! With there being so many of them I would recommend using a net and trying to siphon some of them out.

Most important - take out their food.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Kristonenicolas]

Really? I still cant find an ID on these things but I thought since they weren't flat worms that they would be beneficial. Of course, their food source would much more limited in the future when I have live stock and not putting dead shrimp in there.

 

[Lasse]

Yes they will benificial but not if they are 10 000. If you take out the shrimp normal feeding will make the number smaller

Sincerely Lasse