Zirco
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A few months back I bought some Chaeto that turned out to have two medusa worms in it. I tossed it as soon as I saw them but now I'm finding medusa worms in my display tank. So far I've pulled out 4 including a tiny free-floating one. Luckily they're pretty easy to suck out of the rockwork with a turkey baster when I find them. The biggest so far has been about 1/4 inch in diameter and maybe 2 inches long. You can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNhNnYPTRW0
I had heard that they are hard to keep alive in a tank so I'm surprised that they seem to be propagating. How worried should I be? I know they can emit a toxin that can wipe out a tank if they die or get stressed but so far my fish seem OK even though I've definitely damaged some of the worms before I was able to fully remove them. Perhaps because they're so small they aren't emitting enough toxin to be a problem?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNhNnYPTRW0
I had heard that they are hard to keep alive in a tank so I'm surprised that they seem to be propagating. How worried should I be? I know they can emit a toxin that can wipe out a tank if they die or get stressed but so far my fish seem OK even though I've definitely damaged some of the worms before I was able to fully remove them. Perhaps because they're so small they aren't emitting enough toxin to be a problem?
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