Red worm in my tank.

[gracie456]

Its a little worm about less then an inch and ive seen one in my pond before but didnt know what it was. Please let me know

 

[Notophthalmus]

Is it swimming around or in the substrate? It is probably a bloodworm (chirinomid midge larva), but there are other possibilities. Can you post a picture?

 

[SchizotypalVamp]

Could also be a detritus worm! I had those recently.

 

[gracie456]

are they bad?

 

[ibr3ak]

Do you feed your fish live bloodworms? My friend was recently cleaning out the substrate and found a bunch of live bloodworms under it.

 

[gracie456]

no. i never have

 

[0live]

do you have live plants?

found a few worms in a plant pot once when i got home from the LFS.

 

[Notophthalmus]

Yeah, chironomids and other worms are frequent hitchhikers on aquarium plants that have been grown outdoors. Most likely it is harmless. There are some reddish leaches that could be a problem, but if it is a bloodworm, detritus worm, lumbriculid, etc. it will cause no harm, and may actually help clean up the tank a little (if it lasts long before being eaten).

 

[Lupin]

I can guess bloodworms. I see plenty in my ponds a lot of times.

 

[gracie456]

Yeah i took a plant out of my pond an put it in the tank. i saw one in that pond.