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by ScootersPet
Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:17 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

I did weekly 30% water changes, and fed a small amount of food once a week , usually 2 days before I did the water change.
by ScootersPet
Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:11 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

Just an update.....
No more wormies! yay. The tank is doing beautifully, snails and shrimp are breeding like crazy! Plants are growing well too! :-D
by ScootersPet
Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:57 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

I'll have to try badflash's method, seems like it work out better than mine at picking up leftovers and waste.

Hopefully everything will go well, I moved a single trumpet snail into this tank because the rest died in my 55gal community tank :( and she had babies, so its looking good. :-D
by ScootersPet
Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:34 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

Lol.....I covered the end of the vacume with a knee high pantyhose and rubberbanded it in place..... :wink:


I'll do 30% water changes weekly, and check water perameters often......All of the shrimp are looking good, moving around like normal scavenging for food and carrying on. I have another ...
by ScootersPet
Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:49 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

Ok...so far I've done a 50% water change & vaccumed the floor of the tank, i also rinsed off the sponge on the filter intake to remove food and such. Scooped out two dead shrimp (died today) I'll look for oak leaves tomarrow morning...... AND I saw a few babies!! YAY! I counted 6(they move arond ...
by ScootersPet
Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:11 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

:oops: sorry for that, i changed the title.

will the planaria hurt my shrimp, there are alot of them
by ScootersPet
Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:02 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Planaria in RCS tank.
Replies: 16
Views: 5434

Planaria in RCS tank.

I noticed this morning a boatload of tiny white wormies on the front of my cherry shrimp tank....looked them up to be Planaria. How do i get rid of them without hurting my shrimp? I had a pregnant shrimp, who isnt carrying anymore..but i see NO babies, could the planaria have eaten the babies ...