worms on glass cleaner ??

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i went to clean my glass today and the inside portion of the gleaner fell off and sunk ( its a cheap one from petsmart non floating type) and i noticed it has worms between the bristles of the cleaner are they good or bad? they are white and range in size from 1/16" up to about an inch. in length. they are to small to get a pic on them though they are very skinny. they fit in the spaces of the bristles with room to double back in the spaces.
     
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  3. Dingo

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    sounds like flatworms... id recommend getting them out asap
     
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    Too hard to tell without pics. Could be a hundred different things.
     
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    i found a larger colony between my hydrometer and the glass here a pic ....cant get any better resolution i only have a camera phone :(
     

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    Kind of look like spaghetti/hair worms to me, which are perfectly fine. Not flat worms though.
     
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    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i do not think they are flat worms they do have alot of little legs. i got a magnifying glass to see them closer.
     
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    Most likely juvenile bristleworms.
     
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    i was figuring bristle worm but im not sure ... ill hafta keep an eye on them
     
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    after some quick google searching im 80% sure they are bristle worms .....hafta watch them and see them when they get bigger so i can see more detail on them even with a magnify glass its still tough to get great detail on them