Killing Parasites with Vinegar

[rcsguy]

I have a cycling 1g shrimp bowl so I can breed my cherry shrimp. I was cycling with fish food but I put too much in, and now I have detritus worms, hydra and maybe planaria. I want to start over but is it safe to put in vinegar to kill everything in it without harming the plants? Thanks.

 

[RadMax8]

I wouldn't do that. Your vinegar may harm the plants and kill off any bacteria you have. Can you starve the pests? No food means no life. Also, you can get yourself some pure ammonia and use that to cycle.

Good luck!


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[rcsguy]

I wouldn't do that. Your vinegar may harm the plants and kill off any bacteria you have. Can you starve the pests? No food means no life. Also, you can get yourself some pure ammonia and use that to cycle.

Good luck!


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How long do you think it would take for them to completely starve and die out? And I will buy a bottle of ammonia. Thanks.

 

[Gillie]

Water changes will lower the populations of detritus worms and planaria. If their are neither worm above the substrate then the hydra will soon starve and disappear. There are also shrimp safe meds http://scapeclub.org/forum/showthread.php?18703-Shrimp-Safe-Medicines-Treatments

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[Brookster123]

Get a syringe and inject the substrate with hydrogen peroxide. It should knock out the worms anyways.

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[rcsguy]

Thanks everyone. One last question (sorry haha): I usually just soak my new plants in old tank water. How do most of you disinfect yours before placing it in the tank?