Keys_Tanks
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About a couple of years ago when I started with my shrimp tank I saw this exact thing and as time went on must have died or become highly reduced amounts so I ruled them out. 2 years on I have found about 10 or possibly more of these worms.
Today I found my first dead shrimp with one of the worms that was yellow. now I know planaria take a hue of colour from the shrimp they kill . I first sighted them around 2 weeks ago but assumed the same as before.
I actually saw a dead shrimp and the worm having a go but I'm unsure if that's just because they are like my plecos in other tanks when fish die and they make easy work of cleaning up.
I've attached some snaps.
I've seen that planaria usually have a narrow like head this does not seem to be evident.
from what I've researched I could get a worm trap off Ebay for a fiver and put in some form of meat inside.
All the help I can get would be amazing!
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Today I found my first dead shrimp with one of the worms that was yellow. now I know planaria take a hue of colour from the shrimp they kill . I first sighted them around 2 weeks ago but assumed the same as before.
I actually saw a dead shrimp and the worm having a go but I'm unsure if that's just because they are like my plecos in other tanks when fish die and they make easy work of cleaning up.
I've attached some snaps.
I've seen that planaria usually have a narrow like head this does not seem to be evident.
from what I've researched I could get a worm trap off Ebay for a fiver and put in some form of meat inside.
All the help I can get would be amazing!
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