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Should I be concerned about the 1/8" long microscopic worms that are floating around my commons tank? They are extremely small, white, almost clear, and the larger ones seem to have a small black head. Anybody know what these are and if I need to treat with anything?

Thanks

Rob

i'm not sure about the cause of the worms(parasitic maybe?)but i can tell you how to keep them in check-mosquito fish,minnows,or guppies.they will eat the hell out of those worms in no time.i had a similar problem in my halloween crab's tank,except that they were red,not white.the fish tore them up in no time.1 qiestion-do you know where the worms came from?from food items,or where the turtles carrying them already?
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1.1 cb spotted turtles (parker(f),stinky(m))
0.0.1 cb baby red cheek mud (pickles)
0.0.1 cb baby chiapas musk (chomper)
0.0.1 cb ally snapper (gamera)
1.0 cb homo sapien(kaelan,5)

"my name is inigo montoya...you killed my father.prepare to die."

I hatched a few babies from a common I caught a few years ago. I gave one to my friend who took it to college. He came back, gave it to me, along with the tank. I put my common hypo in it, after a quick rinse( because the previous turtle was captive born by me), and placed the hypo in. Its a 20g turtle tank w/ filter. I did change the filter pad and rinse the filter, but no bleach. It had been 2 months and one day I noticed the worms, most less than an 1/8" long. I have minnows in there, but they dont seem to be helping, as the population of worms seems to have doubled. And I have been changing water 95% everyday for a week, and it only seems to put a dent in them for a few hours. I'm thinking of pulling the hypo and dropping in a few caps of bleach for a dayor two, with a complete water change after. What do you think?

Rob

I dont have any extra fingers, please spare my life Inigo