Planaria

[earhtmother]

Ok I need your best efficient killer for these little []s[emoji37]

I am moving my shrimp from their current 30g to a 55g qith new substrate so that I hope will help. I will treat tje new tank, all moss, cholla in a Rubbermaid bin before putting it in the new tank and also the old tank since I know there will be shrimp I miss on my initial round up. I have resigned my self to losing all my snails.
I'm Canadian so I'm not sure if I can still get a lot of the meds I see recommended in former posts with all the bew regulations, but I am going to try.

 

[1midniterider]

Check out this article, it may help.

 

[Autumnsky]

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f129/planaria-and-hydra-liquid-treatment-243568.html

Goat dewormer may be available from a farm supplier.

 

[Autumnsky]

How is it going?

 

[earhtmother]

So I ordered the NoPlanaria, it took 17 days to come 173Km, gotta love CP. I left eveything in the tank since it looked like the Ramshorn left in the tank were mostly just shells anyway and I was willing to chance the Bladder snails surviving the treatment. My biggest issue was the dosing instructions are in Metric and I think in Imperial - 1spoonful per 50L day , 1/2 day 2, 1/4 day 3. Figured that part out, dosed D1&2, was still seeing smaller Planaria but no large ones. Last instruction was *keep dosing at every 24 hours if Planaria level is high* so I dosed at 1/2 an extra day or two and so far so good. I've not fed except a little for the Chilies and now I'm ready to risk upsizing the tank. Next challenge will be transferring everyone over [emoji37]

 

[Autumnsky]

That sounds pretty frustrating.

If you are considering moving the substrate, I would get out all the living things and just do a big dose on the substrate to be sure you got the hiding ones (if there are any left).

 

[earhtmother]

No thats the only good thing about the move substrate will only be moving to a fish tank so only a food supply for the fish