snails with no shells?

[uberunce]

i guess they would be concidered slugs. i see these things crawling on my java fern. they are really small and almost impossible to take a picture of, its basically a snail with no shell.
is there a way to get rid of them because when i take my lid off its hard to see them without the light.

 

[synodontisjack]

I guess you would just use a standard snail remedie or get some loaches.

 

[Andrewtfw]

Sounds more like hydra than snails.

 

[Supes13]

im thinking planarians...they are harmless and part of a natural ecosystem. i think loaches could help

 

[Andrewtfw]

Planarian... that's what I was thinking of when I said hydra. flat, triangular head. I believe most larger fish would pick them off. Loaches are probably a good choice as was suggested. Make sure the loaches won't damage your plants.

 

[Thedaniokeeper]

Planarian won't hurt anything really.
Under the microscope they look nothing like slugs.

 

[msjinkzd]

Its most likely planaria, increasing gravel vacs and decreasing feeding will help.

 

[uberunce]

the thing is its a bare bottom and i rarely feed because i only keep cherry shrimp in there. i dont have or want fish in the tank as im trying to only keep shrimp in there. but since they're harmless i guess i dont mind them that much. it just looked bad when i forgot to WC for a week and saw a lot of them on the glass.

 

[uberunce]

actually forgot to mention that i keep finding these snails (what i believe are snails) thats shells start transparent and flat but dont know what type they are. i put some in a jar to see if they grow out into anything and was wondering if these things are related?

 

[Bottomfeeder]

either slugs or VERY messed up snails