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another Mystery creature

Tucker90

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As the title states! Another critter to add to the collection!

Any ID on this?! Shrimp and plant safe?!



Thanks in advance!


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They are shrimp and plant safe in the general sense but they are unsightly and they have ptobably been caused by overfeeding.

I have used Panacur which is a dog dewormer to eradicate them.
 

PM me your address and tank size and I'll send you some powder to kill them stone dead in 3 days. Perfectly shrimp safe too.

Planaria in excess would indicate a dirty tank in my experience. How's your maintenance regime?
 
PM me your address and tank size and I'll send you some powder to kill them stone dead in 3 days. Perfectly shrimp safe too.

Planaria in excess would indicate a dirty tank in my experience. How's your maintenance regime?

very kind offer thanks, luckily this not my issue, my issue is a leaking eheim 2 lol
 
They are shrimp and plant safe in the general sense but they are unsightly and they have ptobably been caused by overfeeding.

I have used Panacur which is a dog dewormer to eradicate them.

I read an article saying they can and do kill shrimp, particularly young ones.

I had them in my tank and as I only had plants I used increasingly large doses of Panacur but it didn’t work. I had to strip the tank down.

I suspect mine came on plants from the LFS.
 
Hi all,
I had them in my tank and as I only had plants I used increasingly large doses of Panacur but it didn’t work. I had to strip the tank down.
"Panacur" (Fenbendazole) is effective against one order of Flatworms the <"Tricladida">, but not against <"Rhabdocoela"> or Leeches.

At various times I've had all three (and probably do at the moment), and as far as I'm aware there isn't a chemical control for Leeches that doesn't kill everything else.

Have a look at <"TDS guidelines for shrimps....">.

cheers darrel
 
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