Your energy in your presentations make any topic interesting to watch. I'm a very old hobbyist yet you can still teach this old dog new tricks, and you have. Keep on keeping on.
Thank you so much, I looked at so many videos trying to find a way to get these things out of my tank. This is the first helpful thing I found in 3 months.
If you're considering the trapping method and don't want to buy/wait for a planaria trap what worked for me was to: 1) empty a 500 mL plastic bottle of water 2) poke 6 holes in the bottom of the bottle with a needle 3) put some fishfood inside the bottle 4) let the bottle rest on the floor of the aquarium with the poked holes resting directly on the substrate 5) empty the bottle once you notice some planaria in it (in my tank it was like every ~3 hours, not a long time) 6) rinse and repeat until you do this method and find no planaria in the bottle
I had planeria in one of my 5.5 gallon tanks. It was sitting empty, cycling a couple filters so nutrients were high. Once I was done cycling those filters, I took one out (for another quarantine tank) and put in one of my Male bettas. After he acclimated to the change in tank I noticed him starting to hunt them and eat them off the sides. You can't control this style of treatment, but my tank has been planeria free since then. Great video.
Thank you for respectfully making light of this situation. I've been stressed trying to decide which method to use to erratic planaria. I have a trap and for sure have them, so your video was helpful!
The method i used was to decrease feeding and manual removal every day with thin tubing. I can confirm Planaria Zero is shrimp safe, i recently used it to eradicate hydra.
Great videos, thanks for providing these to the fish keeping community. Just a heads up though, those things 'inching' along the aquarium are snail leeches. Definitely not planaria (which generally glide along the glass). Anyway, I hope this is helpful.
Very interesting product review. I like the idea of traps, preferring to use meds as a last resort. Your videos are always informative and wonderfully produced. Your careful attention to detail is much appreciated and keeps me tuning in!
@@hanna9827 yes, except the ones you want to die off. Also, do a thorough gravel vac and a seachem prime dose afterwards, otherwise risk an ammonia spike
I'm new to this hobby and I'm hooked! Thank you for always giving straight forward and easy to follow instructions. You are my go-to channel for all things fish & shrimp related. Yay for Girl Talks Fish! Now, some worms are going to die.
I just found your channel and I gotta say, I love, love, love your work. Presentation is top notch. Enthusiasm in your narration is refreshing and your explanation is very good. Fantastic info for fish keeping hobbyists!
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i used to had a lot of planarians in my betta tank, then i stopped feeding him and he started hunting them down. and my betta looks like quite happy to have a delicious snacks :D
I was concerned I did have planaria for a little while, but after watching for a little while determined they were way too small and were just detritus worms. I didn't know about the Alum dip, but this is something I'll be trying out in the future!
Putting fish in has always been my preferred method. Free food for the fish, wormless tanks for me. Win win. Your other methods were well researched and presented and have worked successfully for many hobbyists. 👍💕👍
After the recent moss ball scare, all my new plants go into a special tank for quarantine. I just bought some Xmas moss off eBay and there were a lot of hitchhikers. Since there aren't any fish in that tank I am getting to see all those microscopic organisms. I removed a single piece of duckweed even a little string algae. I have had more baddies ride in on plants than on fish, and I learned my lesson. I'm enjoying keeping plants now that I'm more careful.
Hey gamers wife. Nice video. I use Fenbendazol against planaria too. Works great. Thats how i use it: I use 30 ml Fenbendazol in 100l (22 gal) water. Let it in there for 10 days. Remember to use a airstone... to keep the O2 high enough... dead worms will rott in the water. On the 11. day i make 50% waterchange. And then i make 50% every 3 days. 3 times. Then i wait 2 weeks and redo the process. Why? Planaria lay eggs. and to kill the new hatched planaria before they are old enough to lay new eggs, u simply do the same process again. Greetings from germany, keep up the good work :-)
This was Awesome! Thank you so much! Do you know how to get rid of Tubifex worms? I have them in my substrate. The only way I can figure they got there is on, yep you guessed it, live plants.
Great video, I haven't had that problem yet. I've been breeding fish for over fifty year's. I just started with cherry shrimp a month ago so I've been watching everything that has to do with shrimp.
Another great video, AGW! I've never had any experience with planaria. Although I do recall my parents having an outbreak of them in our community tank when I was a kid. Really do enjoy all your content, keep up the great work! 😍🐡💙🌟🌈
I too use and swear by bacter ae for my shrimp tanks. Cutting down the back their feedings and going to solid dish foods for a while was very effective, thank you. Also, along my adventure I discovered yet another method. Lower the water level in the tank just below the upper black rim. Once they begin getting hungry, they come out of the gravel and head towards the surface to look down for the food source. I used a fine brine shrimp net and collected them off the glass. No chemical warfare necessary.
what do you do after the 3rd day? a 50% waterchange? I just dosed my aquarium with alum yesterday and wanted to know the steps for after the 3rd day. Right now the water is super clear, but the surface of everything has a white film, kinda chunky. What should I do?
Awesome presentation and information! Never had to deal with planaria (*knock on wood!!*) but great info to know. That planaria trap looks gorgeous, like a potion vial 😁 Thanks for the great video!
Had some white worms but determined they were rhabdocoela (or at least I think they were). Cue much relief, they were pretty easy to get rid of! Thanks for this video though, I thought it was hard to find straightforward info on how to get rid of planaria when that's what I thought I had.
Thanks so much! Yeah, I had never heard of rhabdocoela before I started doing research on planaria, but they are definitely a lot less invasive thankfully. :)
This is the easiest dosing method I have seen. Super helpful information! Thank you! =) Question: Do you put dechlorinator in the water with the dewormer?
I forgot to mention that I purchased that planaria trap 2 years ago and it works fantastic. Just one thing though, tiny new born shrimp can find there way into the trap. Simply empty the contents of the trap in a cup of the aquarium water and you can suck out the new borns with a turkey baster.
Waste of money. Poke some holes in the bottom of a plastic water bottle, drop in some gravel or something for ballast, then add some sinking food pellets. Place it bottom down in the tank, pushing it down into the substrate a bit. First time I used it I had 10 planaria within about 30 minutes.
@@mattriddell8983 I would but way too big for a 5 gallon nano tank. Just not functionally practical. Thanks for the suggestion though. If ever I get them in a larger tank. I may be able to give your suggestion a try. Thanks again.
This is an awesome video and wish it had come out a few months earlier. I was trying various things when a tank or two of mine suddenly showed up with P. (hitchhikers from plants from others--just like you). I have successfully used "planaria zero" which seems safe for shrimp. However, I had to order it from Japan. Your solutions, especially the one using alum is probably a great find. It does the same thing as the planaria zero which basically is a desiccant and "drys up" the worms. I will definitely try alum. I've also just taken the tank down and dried it out. That I'm hoping also works. However, I can appreciate that it's not an option for most people. Since I have a fish room, it's fairly easy for me to do but where there are live plants, I know this is not always possible.
Can I put Panacur C in my tank with betta fish and nerite snails? I have a 10 gallon tank and need to get rid of worms. And is it ok to keep filter sponge and air stone in tank while treating? And then after is my sponge ok to keep?
Thanks so much. They have bloomed. I'm worried because I have so many baby shrimp and a buried mom. I really hope I can fix this without losing all 30 of my babies. 🤞🏾😲
Very Informative video. I notice my three bettas tanks had these small white things that were swimming in my water some weeks ago! I notice they were detritus worms. They are harmless but are nuisance.
I recently noticed detritus worms in one of my betta tanks as well. Hard to understand, because I don't overfeed my tanks - I stand there dropping one pellet, blood worm or brine shrimp in at a time!Anyway, this may be a problem that will solve itself, as I've also seen my bettas hunting and eating a worm or two!
I figured I'd grab some small fish this week to deal with the planaria in my axolotl tank. I know they can damage her gills, so I'll be keeping a close eye on it as an experiment.
My detritus was so bad and annoying I had to move my fish temporarily to another tank bleach the filter,heater,and decorations and change the gravel it was a lot but now I don’t have them. Definitely the worst part about keeping fish.
Also you can buy different amounts of Panacur C. For example if you buy the 2 gram size, use 200 ml of water instead of 100 ml. You will end up with the same concentration.
Great video, I'm curious if the planaria trap works, I found some in my shrimp tank and have rabbit snails so I would rather trap then move the snails to a new home as I know the meds would kill my snails.
That's why I'm here! Oh my 🐠 fish! I'm so grossed out. I immediately moved my Boi out (coolest Betta ever) and put him in my 55 gallon because I had no idea what these creepy, squiggly worms were or if they would kill him or me because my hand are in his tank weekly lol I'm seeing the tiny, hair-thin ones wiggling in the water plus a few larger ones on the glass. I do weekly water changes and really do stay on top of his tank, 10 gallon, at least I thought I was. I did recently buy more plants from Petco. He hates a lot of flow so maybe my filtration system should be turned up a notch? I don't know? I'm so stressed out but now I feel less panicked. I'm on my way to order some Panacur online at Walmart Pet RX Thank you so much GTF xo
I have new planted tank betta only and found my betta chasing a worm this morning. Half an inch or so long. And I'm freaking out. I thought the betta was gonna catch it but it squiggled under the gravel. It came from new plants I planted yesterday. Ive only had the tank for 5 days. Its clean. Petsmart said use paraguard
I love your videos and your energy! And this one as well was very helpful. I do have a question though. I’m learning by experience about pests that can get into your aquarium. I’ve been through the pest snails, detritus worms (was so disgusted until I learned more about them!) and now leeches. Leeches have almost discouraged me from this hobby. But I do love this hobby so I’m not giving into them! I had no choice but to part with my fish, as I’ll be having major surgery soon and have no one to care for them. But, I haven’t taken down my aquarium yet. My plants are mostly cleared out. I have two nerites left in there. It is very difficult to find information on how to rid your tank of leeches. The type I think I have are an Asian freshwater leech Barbronia weberi. Would you and aquarium co op have any advice before I give in and completely take everything down? If I have to start over so be it (it would have to wait until after my surgery), but if there’s a chance I can keep mine going I’d much rather.
How long will the mixed concentration of fenben last? Does it need to be refrigerated? I just dosed and have a lot leftover in my mixed up water bottle. Can I save it if I need to dose again in 24 hours?
my problem is they must hitch a ride in with my blackworm culture and now have infested it. I don't think these methods will work without taking out the blackworms as well any suggestion, other then starting a new culture which I've done.
So I have a betta in a 3.5 gallon planted tank with a heater set at about78 to 80 degrees. His tank is changed about weekly, and he will be getting two pellets a day as of now because I think I have planaria in my tank. Do you think i should try to do water changes 2 times a week and keep that feeding schedule or buy the planaria trap? I've only now noticed them because they've been all over the glass. Thanks for the info on the video!
My problem are shrimp. I thought it would be a good idea to introduce some shrimp for my fish to eat the seed shrip or larvae they produce, a nice clean source of live food. Well mistake. I chose bright blue mini shrimp because these are found in a few of our mountain streams around here and were free. Unfortunately the fish obviously cant eat enough shrimp larvae because soon the entire tank was encrusted in shrimp and in fact one or two fish choked to death by eating shrimp that were too prickly and big already to swallow. Shrimp are a pest before anyone decides to do what I did, worse than snails. Someone suggested making the water on the acid side because shrimps need calcium or something and wont be able to shed? I wasn't sure, the fish are pretty tolerant of PH being rosy barbs.
How to Get Rid of Planaria. Quite simple. I bought 5 Coridoras sterbai for my midsize aquarium, The make short work with any critters in your aquarium. They are hardy and will live happily for years in your aquarium.
I had problems with planaria and detritus worms. I was about to medicate my tank but I wanted to do it as naturally as possible. Medicine will be my last option. I wondered why I didn't have any worm with my previous smaller tank when I only had a betta and 2 Corydorys. Unfortunately, my Corys died in the process of transfering/transplanting them to a bigger tank without isolating my fishes (big mistake!!!). Only the betta fish survived. Long story short, I tried maturing/cycling my new tank for a month with just 1 female betta. That's because I also wanted to wait and grow my plants from seeds and a couple of plants bought from the pet shop, etc before I introduce more fishes. To my surprise three weeks after, there were thousands of them all over the glass. They were very disgusting it bothers me knowing there are worms on my tank! So I went to the pet shop, bought me 6 guppies, 12 tetras, 3 corydorys. After 1 day, problem solved! You can just introduce them to your tank and remove them after a day or two if you just need to get rid of the worms. Guppies I found to be the best worm eater. Looked like a frenzy I actually enjoyed watching them hunt the worms one by one. I couldn't see a single worm on the glass even after just a single day! I have a 25 gallons tank. 80cmx40cmx30cm dimension. Just incase someone out there has the same problem and looking for a better solution. Enjoy your Tank!
no-planaria seems to be killing my pond and assasin snails but the planaria only seems slowed down by it so far, im trying a heavier dose to see if it helps. it seems to be killing them.
But i have a fish tank instead of a shrimp tank but does it also contains over-feeding the fish because for the planaria in my tank is white and the head is like triangle. So if anyone knows how to get rid of them permanently...Please give some hacks or ideas by replying to my comment thanks :)
I just got the panacur-c and I did what you say! I hope it really helps I have a 5gal tank with a Betta and two kuhliloaches and I noticed those little worms...just one question how long should I wait until give other dose of panacur-c, like once a day for a couple of days and the make a water change or what do you recommend...I also removed the activated charcoal from the pump