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Guys i just noticed a fairly bit of flea liked tiny white worms on my tank walls. what is it ? is it harmful ? i'm currently into my 28th day of cycling. have 3 turbo snails, 2 peppermint shrimps and 2 blue legged hermit crabs

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Guys i just noticed a fairly bit of flea liked tiny white worms on my tank walls. what is it ? is it harmful ? i'm currently into my 28th day of cycling. have 3 turbo snails, 2 peppermint shrimps and 2 blue legged hermit crabs

Don't worry too much about them, your peppermints will likely clear them up soon...

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Time to get some butterflies to help. That's how I managed to keep copperband butterfly. All the best.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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yayy did a research on all the worms and found the nearest match is copepods. but butterfly copperband will be too bug fo my 24g. was thinking of getting a mandarin goby but not sure if the pods will be able to substantiate it's diet in such a small setup

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yayy did a research on all the worms and found the nearest match is copepods. but butterfly copperband will be too bug fo my 24g. was thinking of getting a mandarin goby but not sure if the pods will be able to substantiate it's diet in such a small setup

If they are pods, you are better off buying a possum wrasse. A 24G probably can't sustain a mandarin. At least for a possum wrasse it will eat pellets too.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+3043&pcatid=3043

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+3041&pcatid=3041

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1396&pcatid=1396

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