"Fleas" in my Discus Tank

Wonder if any bros out there experience this.....I realized there are alot of water fleas look alike in my tank, especially near the Discus' poo....the size and color is almost the same as bbs (whitish and very small), but they are able to skip around....during WC, I have tried to suck them all off but soon they came back again.....so far there is no damage done to the Discus's health....wonder if they are harmful and how I can get rid of them....hope the seniors can kindly advise....thanks

[tridentdiscus]

Jason,
I think those are white worms. One of my tank have been plagued by these before. Hard to get rid off, the medication I bought to rid these white worms almost kill off my discus. Best solution, remove the discus and soak the tank in bleach, let it soak for a day or 2, drain it and let it dry out for another 2-3 days.
Good luck
Richard

[lancerevo]

Originally Posted by jasonchua1982

Wonder if any bros out there experience this.....I realized there are alot of water fleas look alike in my tank, especially near the Discus' poo....the size and color is almost the same as bbs (whitish and very small), but they are able to skip around....during WC, I have tried to suck them all off but soon they came back again.....so far there is no damage done to the Discus's health....wonder if they are harmful and how I can get rid of them....hope the seniors can kindly advise....thanks

Bro

I used to have this in my tanks. They are harmless. It is just that u feed too much and the uneaten food rots. Ar u using OHF?

[Pikapig]

just change water n it will be gone le...do like 80% change...

water no gd....do u use sand or pebbles as rock bed? if yes...u will always see this

[HappyGoLucky]

Alternative is to do water change and add high dosage of salt since this white worm are pretty sensitive to it. Else just get a sucker fish/ normal pleco..

[AngryMan]

Agree with you brother.

Originally Posted by HappyGoLucky

Alternative is to do water change and add high dosage of salt since this white worm are pretty sensitive to it. Else just get a sucker fish/ normal pleco..

Originally Posted by HappyGoLucky

Alternative is to do water change and add high dosage of salt since this white worm are pretty sensitive to it. Else just get a sucker fish/ normal pleco..

Thanks bro, I tried putting some shrimps in, but they become food for the Discus instead

Originally Posted by Pikapig

just change water n it will be gone le...do like 80% change...

water no gd....do u use sand or pebbles as rock bed? if yes...u will always see this

Nope, me using bare tank, thanks for your advice

Originally Posted by lancerevo

Bro

I used to have this in my tanks. They are harmless. It is just that u feed too much and the uneaten food rots. Ar u using OHF?

Thanks bro, I am using sponge filter

Originally Posted by tridentdiscus

Jason,
I think those are white worms. One of my tank have been plagued by these before. Hard to get rid off, the medication I bought to rid these white worms almost kill off my discus. Best solution, remove the discus and soak the tank in bleach, let it soak for a day or 2, drain it and let it dry out for another 2-3 days.
Good luck
Richard

Originally Posted by AngryMan

Agree with you brother.

Thanks for all the advices

[D|n0]

jus take out the sponge and wash it then bake under the sun....

then wash the tank and do 100% wc.....shld do the job...

I don't know about discus but those are Altum's favourite food. And I am pretty a few hungry ones will clear off the lil buggers in no time. And the good news is the altum should be compatible with discus.

u can get some smaller fish to eat up the worms... i know guppies do eat.
or else. dose salt like HGL suggested.