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    Planaria can harm your shrimp!

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    Hi

    Just found out that Planaria carry a toxin on their surface which is particularly potent towards shrimp

    Here's an article:

    http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/...ria_Worms.html

    I've always thought that even though they look disgusting they are harmless - like tubifex worms. Now that I know they can hurt my shrimp, man I'm on a war path

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    I wonder which small fishes can makan them and are also safe for shrimps?

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    Hmm I would take that article with a pinch of salt (haha) its dated 2003, and full of grammatical errors.

    It is not a scientific paper, and appears to be hearsay repeated off some cichlid forum quoted by a paper, then re-quoted as an online article.

    I don't like how its presented in a form that suggests it is based on something besides the speculation of a random someone from some random newsgroup.
    No citations, no papers, no real research.
    Last edited by Fuzzy; 24th Apr 2009 at 20:56.

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    I have witnessed on several occasions my shrimps - blur as sotong - accidently stepping onto a planaria and just go bonkers, jerking away and almost writhing. I suspect its to do with the toxic slime layer on the Planaria. Incidently most fish find Planaria unpalatable because of this slime coat.

    Here's an even deadlier account of how Planaria can harm shrimp.

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=46147

    Cheers

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    i feel the best way of overcoming planaria is to only feed only the required food quantity and not over feed it. Also to remove any leftover food upon shrimp consumption.

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    There is no way to overcome planeria by reducing feeding even starvation wont help, not even by trap.
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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    so can you kindly advise us on what to do to deal with planaria?

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    My CRS tank was so infested with them I gotto tear it down in order to get rid of them.

    I suspect their toxic is so powerful some of my Sakura's turned black/purplish after death! I also notice that the shrimps tend to be more vulnerable right after molting... any of you guys can help verify?

    They are real nightmare!!!

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    Quote Originally Posted by silane View Post
    There is no way to overcome planeria by reducing feeding even starvation wont help, not even by trap.
    Thanks for sparing us fom trying something that doesn't work anyways. I really have no heart to starve my shrimps. Some tanks have hundreds in them and I would be afraid I'll lose too many shrimplets by starvation method.

    What's a viable option?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jervis View Post
    My CRS tank was so infested with them I gotto tear it down in order to get rid of them.

    I suspect their toxic is so powerful some of my Sakura's turned black/purplish after death! I also notice that the shrimps tend to be more vulnerable right after molting... any of you guys can help verify?

    They are real nightmare!!!
    Ya I think those that are weak will be most susceptable to being devoured by Planaria. Have not witnessed a newly molted shrimp being attacked but I would imagine they would be vulnerable.

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    Chloe , Vermex works for me. And just siphon the planaria out whenever you see them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fishoman View Post
    Chloe , Vermex works for me. And just siphon the planaria out whenever you see them.
    Thanks for your suggestion.

    Yes I have come across a number of accounts that such medications, which are directed at animal or human intestinal parasites do work and are shrimp safe

    I think I'll be especially interested in the dosage because after all we want to kill the worms without having any effects on our shrimps

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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    Where can i get thos Vermax?
    Old guy into Apisto.....again....
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    Re: Planaria can harm your shrimp!

    LFS in Clementi should have.

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