New-ish to shrimp keeping. Is this planaria?

Deadeye

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Would prazipro kill them? It is meant to kill flatworms and such.
 

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I got some out and put them in a tube. I hope this is good enough for you guys to see. The heads do look a bit pointed, but I heard some people claim that planaria get a lot bigger than this. The biggest I've seen here is maybe a quarter inch fully stretched out. I'm just confused.
 

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Looks like at least 2 different species of worms to me.
 

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I have worms that look very similar in my scud tank. They curl up into a dot when scared. I haven’t noticed a problem (unless they were responsible for the death of most of my scuds, but I’m more willing to blame damselfly larvae and an ammonia spike).
 

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I have worms that look very similar in my scud tank. They curl up into a dot when scared. I haven’t noticed a problem (unless they were responsible for the death of most of my scuds, but I’m more willing to blame damselfly larvae and an ammonia spike).
Ok. Hopefully they aren't planaria. People seem to think it's rhabdocoela which is what I think (and hope) it is. I just wanted to be sure before I added some nice expensive shrimp in.
 
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