In addition to water changes and feeding less...whats the best fish to get rid of planaria?
chinese algea eater maybe?
chinese algea eater maybe?
Whats the best fish to get rid of Planaria?
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One of the best planaria eaters is the paradise fish.
You can also trap the planaria. Take a firm, trimmed piece of liver, wrap it in a piece of cheesecloth, and put it in a wide-mouth bottle. Drop the trap in the tank as you turn the lights out. Leave it in the tank for a couple of hours. Later, cover the opening of the bottle and remove it from the tank. The cheesecloth should be covered in planaria. Do this several times with a fresh bait each time, and you should be rid of the worms in no time. Planaria reproduce both sexually and asexually. They can reproduce by dropping their tails and the head will grow a new tail while the tail grows a new head. These hermaphrodites can also lay summer and winter eggs. So, you may need to use the trap again well after you think the planaria are gone.
You can also trap the planaria. Take a firm, trimmed piece of liver, wrap it in a piece of cheesecloth, and put it in a wide-mouth bottle. Drop the trap in the tank as you turn the lights out. Leave it in the tank for a couple of hours. Later, cover the opening of the bottle and remove it from the tank. The cheesecloth should be covered in planaria. Do this several times with a fresh bait each time, and you should be rid of the worms in no time. Planaria reproduce both sexually and asexually. They can reproduce by dropping their tails and the head will grow a new tail while the tail grows a new head. These hermaphrodites can also lay summer and winter eggs. So, you may need to use the trap again well after you think the planaria are gone.
what are planaria?
are they some kind of worms in your thank if so, i got them in my 40g (nasty lookin things!)
are they some kind of worms in your thank if so, i got them in my 40g (nasty lookin things!)
yes they are a harmless worm, they just give me the creeps when i have to put my hand in the tank!
