AmateurAquarist
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HELP: Removing Planaria + Hydra in Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina) aquarium
This week, from no seemingly nowhere (no new additions in MONTHS of any organisms or plants etc.) I discovered Planaria and Hydra in my neocaridina red cherry shrimp tank. The colony has recently been doing AMAZING, multiplying and molting like no other dwarf shrimp I've ever raised -- and then, almost overnight, planaria showed up on the glass and a few marimo moss balls, and have multiplied.
While I know it's simple to Google many answers to remove planaria or hydra, the reason I'm making a new post here is because: (a) it's always best to have the most updated/recent data/info, (b) shrimp specifically can be extremely sensitive to chemical and medication additives to the water, and (c) there's an advantage to receiving a multitude of advice from several sources/perspectives (the whole reason forums exist).
DETAILS:
1 - The aquarium is exclusively red cherry shrimp (neocaridina) with some ramshorn and nerite snails
2 - I've been using Azoo bio-balls, Bacter-AE, Brightwell Shrimp Code, More PS Bacteria, SL Aqua Magic Powder, Sun Grow Juvenile Shrimp Snacks. and Microbe-Lift Special Blend conditioner/bacteria
HOW CAN I SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY REMOVE THE PLANARIA?
*Overnight I've noticed for the FIRST TIME shrimp death, at least 5-6 of my colony have died overnight.
This week, from no seemingly nowhere (no new additions in MONTHS of any organisms or plants etc.) I discovered Planaria and Hydra in my neocaridina red cherry shrimp tank. The colony has recently been doing AMAZING, multiplying and molting like no other dwarf shrimp I've ever raised -- and then, almost overnight, planaria showed up on the glass and a few marimo moss balls, and have multiplied.
While I know it's simple to Google many answers to remove planaria or hydra, the reason I'm making a new post here is because: (a) it's always best to have the most updated/recent data/info, (b) shrimp specifically can be extremely sensitive to chemical and medication additives to the water, and (c) there's an advantage to receiving a multitude of advice from several sources/perspectives (the whole reason forums exist).
DETAILS:
1 - The aquarium is exclusively red cherry shrimp (neocaridina) with some ramshorn and nerite snails
2 - I've been using Azoo bio-balls, Bacter-AE, Brightwell Shrimp Code, More PS Bacteria, SL Aqua Magic Powder, Sun Grow Juvenile Shrimp Snacks. and Microbe-Lift Special Blend conditioner/bacteria
HOW CAN I SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY REMOVE THE PLANARIA?
*Overnight I've noticed for the FIRST TIME shrimp death, at least 5-6 of my colony have died overnight.