You do, your creature is a <"Flatworm">.You have planaria.
You have planaria.
They are pretty much universal in freshwater, so they may have come in with plants or live food. You only need one to start a population.where would that have come from?
Hi all, They are pretty much universal in freshwater, so they may have come in with plants or live food. You only need one to start a population.
cheers Darrel
yikes...
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?
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.
"Panacur" (Fenbendazole) is effective against one order of Flatworms the <"Tricladida">, but not against <"Rhabdocoela"> or Leeches.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.