Plant soak in hot water to remove palanria worm

**edi.helmy** · 25th Mar 2009, 12:52

Dear Forumer,

Have anyone tested putting plant into hot water to get rid all kind of unwated (Snail, Worm)

Planning to setup new landscape and transfer existing plant. Worry the worm or snail get migrated to new setup. any recommendation to ensure all unwated (SNAIL,WORM) remove?

Appreciate your advice

Cheers

Edi

**dhomosapien** · 25th Mar 2009, 13:57

Potassium Permaganate?

http://www.theaquarians.net/html/sec...rticle-16.html

**Shadow** · 25th Mar 2009, 14:43

hot water will kill the plant as well. I believe Potassium Permaganate will not kill the egg. I use bleach, but it will kill some plants.

**beetroot** · 25th Mar 2009, 23:19

plant in hot water... that's cooking! haha!
planaria, like leeches, do not like salt... i think some snails too (but unsure of tolerance).
but not sure about other worms.

**edi.helmy** · 26th Mar 2009, 15:34

Dear All,

thanks for all inputs, Sound salt water most ideal. I will give a try.

Thanks everyone

Cheers

Edi

**cheetf** · 28th Mar 2009, 17:28

From what I noticed, if there are no shrimps there are normally no planaria.

**beetroot** · 29th Mar 2009, 00:43

eh?
hmm...
few months ago, i was cycling my tank without fish, without shrimps. only soil and plants. and there was planaria crawling on the tank wall after a while. really tiny ones.

someone told me that it exists in our water, and with the right conditions, it will grow.

**fiaery** · 15th Apr 2009, 00:57

Is that true? Dang! my tank just got these 1mm planaria that's beginning to irritate me. how can I rid them without harming my newt and CRS?

**Fuzzy** · 15th Apr 2009, 20:13

Originally Posted by fiaery

Is that true? Dang! my tank just got these 1mm planaria that's beginning to irritate me. how can I rid them without harming my newt and CRS?

You have a newt and CRS in the same tank??

Your CRS haven't been disappearing? My Boraras Brigattae took care of my hydra and planaria, and as a plus their mouths are too small to eat CRS, even the shrimplets, I saw one try and the shrimplet just flicked away and swam off.

I did however witness one of my Anentome Helena eating an A Grade CRS yesterday though, they have since been banished to another tank.