Planaria in Shrimp only tank.

[bogwood]

Planaria are not new to me. Ive had them from time to time and have always managed to contain them naturally with fish, and reduced Feeding.

However, i have them in a shrimp only Tank, which basically has had plants,substart and wood, for the last two months.
Looking on line ive come up with three options;Planacor. Planaria Zero. No Planaria. None of which ive used before.

Im interested to hear from those who have used them in CRS tanks.
What success. Any side effects, and which worked best for you.?????

 

[LondonDragon]

What success. Any side effects, and which worked best for you.?????

Panacur always worked for me, dead in 24-48 hours!

 

[nduli]

No planaria has worked for me in the past..... Can recommend.

 

[Matt Warner]

I'd be very careful using No Planaria, as it can cause deformities in shrimp. One of my berried females died with a cracked and deformed exosketon and I'm sure it was caused by this product. It didn't even kill all of the planaria anyway!

 

[Alastair]

Panacur for me too, wiped them out in one day with zero harm to any shrimp or fish


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[bogwood]

Panacur always worked for me, dead in 24-48 hours!

Thanks paulo. thats good to hear.
Is the dosing straight foward, If not, What would you recommend.

No planaria has worked for me in the past..... Can recommend.

Thanks nduli,

I'd be very careful using No Planaria, as it can cause deformities in shrimp. One of my berried females died with a cracked and deformed exosketon and I'm sure it was caused by this product. It didn't even kill all of the planaria anyway!

Cheers matty.
A little worrying to hear, i will bear this in mind.
Will see what others say..

Panacur for me too, wiped them out in one day with zero harm to any shrimp or fish


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Thanks Alastair.
Another success with Panacur, good to hear.

 

[LondonDragon]

Thanks paulo. thats good to hear. Is the dosing straight foward, If not, What would you recommend.

Very straight forward, I purchased mine in liquid form so was easy for me, just 0.1ml per 10 litres.

 

[BigTom]

Another vote for Panacur. Very effective, no issues with shrimp in my experience. Buy the 10% oral solution for cats and dogs. Bit more expensive than the powder but easier to dissolve and dose.

 

[bogwood]

Ok Thanks, this is the one Im going for.
Panacur 10% x 100ml Liquid for Cats & Dogs: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home
And as big tom says, 1ml per 10ltrs.

Thanks to all for your input. I will let you know how it goes.

 

[LondonDragon]

Ok Thanks, this is the one Im going for.
Panacur 10% x 100ml Liquid for Cats & Dogs: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home
And as big tom says, 1ml per 10ltrs.

Thanks to all for your input. I will let you know how it goes.

Thats the one I purchased, got mine from the local vet and when I told them it was for the fish tank they thought I was crazy! lol

 

[Viv]

I used No planaria and while it killed the planaria it also killed the snails and about 50% of my rcs 🙁 I was advised it might have been due to an interaction with something else in the tank but there was nothing except inert gravel, play sand and plants in there. I think if the need arises in future I'll try panacur too!

Viv

 

[bogwood]

I used No planaria and while it killed the planaria it also killed the snails and about 50% of my rcs 🙁 I was advised it might have been due to an interaction with something else in the tank but there was nothing except inert gravel, play sand and plants in there. I think if the need arises in future I'll try panacur too!

Viv

Hi.
Thanks for sharing your experience,and sorry to hear of your losses.
I was about to use NO planaria, then i thought lets see how others have got on.
I accept, that we all have different success rates with whats available out there, but it does help in making a choice to hear of others have got on.
Ive just ordered the Panacur, so i will report in due course how it goes.
cheers

 

[Matt Warner]

I used No planaria and while it killed the planaria it also killed the snails and about 50% of my rcs 🙁 I was advised it might have been due to an interaction with something else in the tank but there was nothing except inert gravel, play sand and plants in there. I think if the need arises in future I'll try panacur too!

Viv

I'm glad it's not just me that had a problem with it. I will just put up with the planaria in future. If you don't feed too much and do water changes then they won't become too much of a problem.

 

[BigTom]

And as big tom says, 1ml per 10ltrs.

Think I dosed 1ml per 50ltrs actually. Did need two treatments 2 days apart at that dosage though.

 

[bogwood]

Well my panacur has arrived, and im ready for Dosing.
A final check on a safe dosing amount, from those who have used it successfully.
I opted for the Liquid form.
The tank is a 30ltr with only CRS in.
So im going for a dash under 1 ml.

 

[Alastair]

I'd say so yes as I used toms method of 1ml per 50 litres which wiped them out a s didn't harm the shrimp so just a little under, 0.8ml maybe??


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[LondonDragon]

My rule of thumb is 0.1ml per 10 liters! You won't need more than that, if you do its better to dose twice than suffer the consequences.

 

[BigTom]

Don't think it's really an exact science - its all guesswork anyway! You could perhaps be a touch conservative and go with half a ml first an see how the shrimp react.

 

[bogwood]

Thanks guys. Playing safe as you suggest.
Here goes then, carbon out, and a dose just over half ml, and wait and see.
Thanks for your quick responce.

 

[LondonDragon]

This stuff is really strong and thinking 1ml is not a problem is what gets the shrimp killed in the first place, when I read about it a couple of years back all the recommendations were to be on the low side, I see people dosing the quantities indicated for a 100l tank on a 20l tank and then complain all the shrimp died, just beware!

I say again 0.1ml per 10l of tank water!