Tiny orange worm? And tiny creatures on the glass.

[Diveks]

My tank is fallow right now and with no fish around, I decide to focus more on the tiny things around the tank. I am seeing 3 creatures that I am not sure what they are.

Whatever they are they are all over my tank, one grain of sand can have around 6 (yellow line) every spot you see in the sand moves. The one on the glass are pretty flexible and seem to be able to bend (black circle). On the glass there are a mix of copepods, amphipods, and the weird creature.

Also i see these worm things that act like blackworms that emerge from the sand. Im guessing they are scavangers?

If any of these creatures are harmful then im dead as they roam every inch of my tank.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Eh. Spaghetti worms. Ur good
-d

 

[Diveks]

Eh. Spaghetti worms. Ur good
-d

whew thanks! Guessing the slithery copepod looking ones are not baby worms then.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

On the glass? Idk we would need a microscope but prob just pods ya. Amphipods. Isopods or copepods.
D

 

[frankny]

from the 3rd pic, are they flat worm looking things?

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Red flatworms is deff a thing. Planaria.
-d

 

[Diveks]

Red flatworms is deff a thing. Planaria.
-d

from the 3rd pic, are they flat worm looking things?

On the glass? Idk we would need a microscope but prob just pods ya. Amphipods. Isopods or copepods.
D

I don’t think these are flatworms at least not the red ones, can planarias be this tiny though (as small as copepods)? I had a planaria problem with my euphillias and i did a series of dips on them, thankfully they all seem to be gone.
Pics of my previous planaria problem:

Actially, i could get my microscope out tomorrow, any ideas on how i could take some of them out though?

 

[Jacaine]

I have had some really small ones hitchhike in on some live rock I purchased. Could be a gorilla carb. Keep a eye on it and pay close attention to the claws. Emerald crabs have flat tips. Gorilla crabs are sharp.