Umm, is this some kind of worm>?

[Lord_Mort]

Hi all,

So, I am currently battling Dinos and decided to record a direct dosing of Hydrogen peroxide. It wasn't until I watched the video that you can see what appears to be some type of worms all over the green stuff.

For what it's worth, the pumps were OFF during the majority of the video. (you can see the shimmering around the 7 minute mark when I turn the pumps back on)

Any ideas what these things could be?

 

[KING KONG]

Hi all,

So, I am currently battling Dinos and decided to record a direct dosing of Hydrogen peroxide. It wasn't until I watched the video that you can see what appears to be some type of worms all over the green stuff.

For what it's worth, the pumps were OFF during the majority of the video. (you can see the shimmering around the 7 minute mark when I turn the pumps back on)

Any ideas what these things could be?

Probably detritus worms. Do they have white heads?

 

[Lord_Mort]

They look solid white to me.

I've never heard of detritus worms but I have been out of the hobby for a while.

Additionally, this tank has been fishless for nearly a year. (I do have a CUC though) But I did add a sailfin molly about a week ago. Does that have any bearing on your hypothesis?

Additionally, I "tried" to look at one of these under the microscope. You can briefly see something resembling a worm after about 20 seconds in this video... I'm not certain if this is the same worm though.

YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world.

studio.youtube.com

 

[RedFrog211]

Detritus worms are common, especially in tanks without fish. The thrive in nutrient-dense tanks, especially if there are dead spots or build up. While they don’t pose a threat, I’ve had success removing them by increasing water changes, filtration, and reducing feeding. Overtime, they will diminish.
I would recommend looking up videos of them to see if they match; unfortunately the links you have posted are not working for me

 

[Lord_Mort]

unfortunately the links you have posted are not working for me

Well that explains why no one is replying to my other threads requesting ID assistance! LOL
Can you tell me exactly what it says? Does it ask for log-in info, does it say URL not found, etc?

Thanks!

 

[Lord_Mort]

Does this one work?

critters

youtube.com

 

[TokenReefer]

The links work for me fwiw

Not a worm expert but curious, are you squirting h2o2 into the algae?

Edit: also what show ya watchin

 

[olonmv]

Makes me think spaghetti worm based on how it/they reacted to being touched with the pipette….they all kinda pulled back to the same spot simultaneously.

 

[olonmv]

Well that explains why no one is replying to my other threads requesting ID assistance! LOL
Can you tell me exactly what it says? Does it ask for log-in info, does it say URL not found, etc?

Thanks!

The link takes you back to YouTube studio. Seems like it Needs a different app to play video.

 

[TokenReefer]

If you're on a iphone/ios device, I really urge people to use chrome...safari is.....still under construction

 

[TokenReefer]

also what show ya watchin

Friends! ha

 

[Lord_Mort]

Friends! ha

Nicely done! Yes it was Friends

 

[Lord_Mort]

Not a worm expert but curious, are you squirting h2o2 into the algae?

Yes! I suspect those are dinos and I am squirting h202 right on the little bastages

 

[TokenReefer]

Yes! I suspect those are dinos and I am squirting h202 right on the little bastages

Oh, it wasn't for the hair algae? Interesting. I'd imagine it would, as well as the gha. I've dipped hair algae infested frags from the store in h2o2 with great success. I saw it bubbling in your video so it was oxidizing something. Good vid; got to watch someone directly apply h2o2 which I haven't done myself. Thanks. Sorry I can't help with the worm ID

 

[Lord_Mort]

Oh, it wasn't for the hair algae? Interesting. I'd imagine it would, as well as the gha. I've dipped hair algae infested frags from the store in h2o2 with great success. I saw it bubbling in your video so it was oxidizing something. Good vid; got to watch someone directly apply h2o2 which I haven't done myself. Thanks. Sorry I can't help with the worm ID

No worries! I'm actually glad you brought this up... I was under the impression that what I am squirting is all dinos. Are you saying that looks like GHA to you?

 

[TokenReefer]

No worries! I'm actually glad you brought this up... I was under the impression that what I am squirting is all dinos. Are you saying that looks like GHA to you?

The green? Yeah, I would say that's gha

 

[Lord_Mort]

The green? Yeah, I would say that's gha

interesting. When I sample it and look under a microscope there are a ton of small cell amphidinium. I'll have to find out what GHA looks like under a scope. Thanks

 

[TokenReefer]

They might be present as well but I can see GHA without a scope Much easier to manage than dinos imo

 

[Lord_Mort]

Makes me think spaghetti worm based on how it/they reacted to being touched with the pipette….they all kinda pulled back to the same spot simultaneously.

I don't think it's spaghetti worms. I looked for their tubes and couldn't find any.

 

[KING KONG]

Does they look like this.