How to disinfect plants for transplant to another tank ?

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candymancan

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I plan to move a huge chunk of my watersprite in my 55g to my 27g hex.. The 55G the watersprite is near reaching the top of the tank and its kinda bushy now.. I want to take some suction cups I have and stick those on the glass on my hexagon and sorta tie the watersprite to them making a nice wall of watersprite for my background mid level to the top of the tank.

Only problem is I don't want to move any of those planaria worms that seemed to have hitched a ride from my 5.5g betta tank.. The betta tank is clear of them as I used a dog de-wormer to kill them... but I don't want to use that in the 55g with all my fish in there.. and I can only see them if I really try to find em in the gravel... But I still don't want them in my hexagon. I know they will come on the plant because my 2.6 betta tank has them now from me moving Java fern over.. lol

So how do I disinfect the plant without killing it ?
 
Soak plants in 1 part hydrogen peroxide 3% to 3 parts water and soak 20-30 minutes.
 
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