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Bugs living on my filter pad?
I was clean my aquarium filter today and i happen to see moving things on my filter pad. They look like white worms . i have a marineland eclipse 1 filter. Are these bugs bad or good? if so how would i get rid of them?
please help
2 Answers
- Anonymous9 years agoFavourite answer
1. stop overfeeding,
2. wipe off any bugs and rinse off the pad
3. don't clean your biowheel
4. use a siphon gravel cleaner properly to vacuum the gravel and do a few small water changes this month
5. don't overfeed anymore
6. the bugs aren't harmful
- 9 years ago
they are probably fly maggots. you should buy a new filter pad to be safe. i would make sure that none of them are in the tank as well.
Source(s): own alot of fish
